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rondelet

American

[ron-dl-et, ron-dl-et] / ˈrɒn dlˌɛt, ˌrɒn dlˈɛt /

noun

a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.

rondelet British

/ ˈrɒndəˌlɛt /

noun

a brief rondeau, having five or seven lines and a refrain taken from the first line

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Etymology

Origin of rondelet

1565–75; < Middle French, diminutive of rondel rondel; see -et

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