Villanelle Definition
vĭlə-nĕl
noun
A poem of fixed form, French in origin, consisting usually of five three-line stanzas and a final four-line stanza and having only two rhymes throughout.
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Other Word Forms of Villanelle
Noun
Singular:
villanelle
Plural:
villanellesOrigin of Villanelle
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French from Italian villanella from feminine of villanello rustic from villano peasant from Vulgar Latin vīllānus from Latin vīlla country house weik-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the French villanelle, from Italian villanella, from villano (“peasant"), from Latin villanus (“farmhand"), from villa (“estate"). The origin references the pastoral themes originally associated with this form.
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