roundelay
roundelay · roundelays
A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervalsA poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
UK/ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/US/ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/
Meaning
3 sensesA poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
A dance in a circle.
Anything having a round form; a roundel.
Origin
From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -laFrom Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay.
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