Rondo Definition

rŏndō, rŏn-dō
rondos
noun
rondos
A composition or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having its principal theme stated three or more times in the same key, interposed with subordinate themes.
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(music) A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

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A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.
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(botany) A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.
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Other Word Forms of Rondo

Noun

Singular:
rondo
Plural:
rondos

Origin of Rondo

  • Italian rondò from French rondeau rondeau rondeau

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian rondo, from French rondeau.

    From Wiktionary

Rondo Sentence Examples

  • I set out to write a piece in rondo form with technical challenges.

  • In the class performance of Baggage, two of the best compositions are played as the contrasting sections in a rondo structure.

  • A snappy rondo theme insists on dressing up in a different texture each time it returns.

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Words Starting With

RRORON

Words Ending With

ODONDO

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Words Starting With R and Ending With O

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