Rondeau Definition

rŏndō, rŏn-dō
rondeaux
noun
rondeaux
A short, lyrical poem of usually fifteen lines (three stanzas), with only two rhymes and with an unrhymed refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas.
Webster's New World

Rondo.

Webster's New World
A medieval French monophonic or polyphonic song with many repetitions of two themes or phrases.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Rondeau

Noun

Singular:
rondeau
Plural:
rondeaus, rondeaux

Origin of Rondeau

  • French alteration of Old French rondel rondel

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

  • From French rondeau.

    From Wiktionary

Rondeau Sentence Examples

  • The principal of these are Toledo, Sandusky, Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Fairport, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Erie (a natural harbour), Dunkirk and Buffalo, Rondeau, Port Stanley, Port Burwell, Port Dover, Port Maitland and Port Colborne.

  • It usually has two sections, unless it repeats itself da capo, like a rondeau.

  • Haiku is Japanese, the Rondeau French while the Ode dates back to Greek and Latin forms of poetry.

  • Lady Rondeau's portrait of the empress shows her to the best advantage.

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Words Starting With

RRORON

Words Ending With

UAUEAU

Unscrambles

rondeau

Words Starting With R and Ending With U

Starts With R & Ends With UStarts With RO & Ends With UStarts With R & Ends With AU

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With U