rondeau

[ ron-doh, ron-doh ]

/ ˈrɒn doʊ, rɒnˈdoʊ /

noun, plural ron·deaux [ron-dohz, ron-dohz]. /ˈrɒn doʊz, rɒnˈdoʊz/.

Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.

a 13th-century monophonic song form consisting of two phrases, each repeated several times, and occurring in the 14th and 15th centuries in polyphonic settings.

a 17th-century musical form consisting of a refrain alternating with contrasting couplets, developing in the 18th century into the sonata-rondo form.

Origin of rondeau

1515–25; <Middle French: little circle; see rondel

Words nearby rondeau

Roncesvalles, ronco, rondavel, rond de jambe, ronde, rondeau, rondel, rondelet, rondelle, rondo, Rondônia

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Example sentences from the Web for rondeau

Ballade, rondeau, chanson, each is manipulated with the skill of a goldsmith setting his gems.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden
The rondeau was much cultivated by the French poet, Clment Marot.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
Your woods-boss, Rondeau, will also swear that you approached him with a proposition to do away with Bryce Cardigan.
The Valley of the Giants|Peter B. Kyne
Rondeau had contrived to drag two heavy guns to the spot, and with these he opened fire upon Montevideo.
Uruguay|W. H. Koebel

Rondeau was deposed and Lavalleja assumed the reins of power.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for rondeau

rondeau

/ (ˈrɒndəʊ) /

noun plural -deaux (-dəʊ, -dəʊz)

a poem consisting of 13 or 10 lines with two rhymes and having the opening words of the first line used as an unrhymed refrainSee also roundel

Word Origin for rondeau

C16: from Old French, from rondel a little round, from rond round

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单词	rondeau
释义	rondeau [ ron-doh, ron-doh ] / ˈrɒn doʊ, rɒnˈdoʊ / noun, plural ron·deaux [ron-dohz, ron-dohz]. /ˈrɒn doʊz, rɒnˈdoʊz/. Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain. a 13th-century monophonic song form consisting of two phrases, each repeated several times, and occurring in the 14th and 15th centuries in polyphonic settings. a 17th-century musical form consisting of a refrain alternating with contrasting couplets, developing in the 18th century into the sonata-rondo form. Origin of rondeau 1515–25; <Middle French: little circle; see rondel Words nearby rondeau Roncesvalles, ronco, rondavel, rond de jambe, ronde, rondeau, rondel, rondelet, rondelle, rondo, Rondônia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rondeau Ballade, rondeau, chanson, each is manipulated with the skill of a goldsmith setting his gems. A History of French Literature\|Edward Dowden The rondeau was much cultivated by the French poet, Clment Marot. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper Your woods-boss, Rondeau, will also swear that you approached him with a proposition to do away with Bryce Cardigan. The Valley of the Giants\|Peter B. Kyne Rondeau had contrived to drag two heavy guns to the spot, and with these he opened fire upon Montevideo. Uruguay\|W. H. Koebel Rondeau was deposed and Lavalleja assumed the reins of power. The South American Republics Part I of II\|Thomas C. Dawson British Dictionary definitions for rondeau rondeau / (ˈrɒndəʊ) / noun plural -deaux (-dəʊ, -dəʊz) a poem consisting of 13 or 10 lines with two rhymes and having the opening words of the first line used as an unrhymed refrainSee also roundel Word Origin for rondeau C16: from Old French, from rondel a little round, from rond round Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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