Meaning Of The Word Rondeau

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rondeau in American English
a short, lyrical poem of usually fifteen lines (three stanzas), with only two rhymes and with an unrhymed refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas
noun: a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain

rondeau in British English
noun: a poem consisting of 13 or 10 lines with two rhymes and having the opening words of the first line used as an unrhymed refrain

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