roundelay

(ro̵undə lā′)

noun

    1. a simple song in which some phrase, line, etc. is continually repeated
    2. music for such a song
  1. a dance in a circle; roundel

Origin: MFr rondelet, dim. of rondel: see roundel

See roundelay in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A poem or song with a regularly recurring refrain.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , alteration (influenced by lai, poem, song)

Origin: of Old French rondelet

Origin: , diminutive of rondel, roundel; see roundel

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