roundelay C2 Topic:Art & Music US /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/ UK /ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #119760 Meanings 1 noun a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain The singers returned to the refrain of the roundelay. Thesaurus Word family Forms roundelays Related forms rondeauroundel Etymology From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # roundelay **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 119760 ## Meanings 1. a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain ## Examples - The singers returned to the refrain of the roundelay. ## Related Forms - rondeau - roundel ## Etymology From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown