Rondel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
  2. roundel (def. 4).
noun
  1. a rondeau consisting of three stanzas of 13 or 14 lines with a two-line refrain appearing twice or three times
  2. a figure in Scottish country dancing by means of which couples change position in the set
Rondel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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