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vil·la·nella (vil′ə nel′ə)
noun pl. villanelle -·le (-ē)
- an old rustic Italian song and accompanying dance
- a Neapolitan 16th-cent. part song, lighter and more lively than the madrigal, which it often parodied
Etymology: It, fem. dim. of villano < VL villanus: see villain
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