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rondelet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A metric verse (form), modeled after the rondeau, in two rhymes over seven lines, the first (in four syllables) being repeated as third and refrain (final one), each other line having eight syllables

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a shorter form of rondeau

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: rondeau, rondel

History

Etymology

Middle French rondelet