rondeau
UK/ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/US/ˈɹɑnˌdoʊ/
rondeau noun: a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.
Noun
rondeau (plural rondeaux or rondeaus)
- A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.
- Though we have the English rondels of Occleve and a set of rondeaus in the Rolliad (written by Dr. Lawrence, the friend of Burke, according to Mr. Edmund Gosse, who has given us an admirable essay upon exotic forms of verse), […].1914, Theodore Watts-Dunton, Poetry and The Renascence of Wonder, page 198
- First of all, the two rondeaux appear in the 1538 version of the previously published Adoleseenee Clementine at the end of the section of poems of the same genre.1991, Doranne Fenoaltea, David Lee Rubin, The Ladder of High Designs, page 50
- A monophonic song with a two-part refrain.
- Still should not reference perchance be made to the rondeaus [which?] C. P. E. Bach presented in his last sonata collection?1968, American Musicological Society, Journal of the American Musicological Society, volumes 21-22, page 434
- The rondeaus show great variety. There are two very short, apparently primitive rondeaus a 3.1986, Richard L. Crocker, A History of Musical Style, page 125
- Synonym of rondeau pan; a shallow pot or pan that can be used for braising.
- Synonyms:
- rondeau pan
Proper noun capitalized: Rondeau
Rondeau (plural Rondeaus)
- A surname.
rondeau meaning in Marathi and Tagalog
rondeau in Marathi
- form of verse
- राँडो rŏṇḍo
- form of song
- राँडो rŏṇḍo
rondeau in Tagalog
- form of verse
- dalithunig
Synonyms of rondeau
- rondeau pan
Forms of rondeau
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rondeaux |
| plural | rondeaus |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rondeaus |
Origin of rondeau
From Middle French rondeau, from Old French rondel. Doublet of rondo.
Words that rhyme with rondeau
Questions about rondeau
- What does rondeau mean?
- Rondeau means a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independent refrain after the second and third stanzas.
- What is rondeau in Marathi?
- Rondeau in Marathi is राँडो (rŏṇḍo). See Rondeau meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is rondeau?
- Rondeau can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rondeau?
- Rondeau is pronounced /ˈɹɒn.dəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rondeau?
- The plural of rondeau is rondeaux.
Words near rondeau in the dictionary
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