roundelay

C2 Topic:Communication

US /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/ UK /ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #119760

Meanings

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noun
a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

The singers returned to the refrain of the roundelay.

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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

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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