About The Word Roundelay
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Roundelay
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What's The Definition Of Roundelay?
[n] a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
Synonyms | Synonyms for Roundelay: Related Terms | Find terms related to Roundelay: See Also | song Roundelay In Webster's Dictionary \Round"e*lay\, n. [OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See
{Roundel}, {Roundeau}, and cf. {Roundlet}, {Rundlet}.]
1. (Poetry) See {Rondeau}, and {Rondel}.
2. (Mus.)
(a) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a
simple rural strain which is short and lively.
--Spenser. Tennyson.
(b) A dance in a circle.
3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.
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