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Definition of Rondel
1. Noun. A French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas.
Generic synonyms: Poem, Verse Form
Specialized synonyms: Roundel, Rondelet
Derivative terms: Rondelet
Definition of Rondel
1. n. A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
Definition of Rondel
1. Noun. A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two. ¹
2. Noun. A poem in the above form. ¹
3. Noun. The verse form rondeau. ¹
4. Noun. A poem in the above rondeau form. ¹
5. Noun. A rondelle, (small) circular object. ¹
6. Noun. A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name). ¹
7. Noun. A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rondel
1. a rondeau of 14 lines [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rondel
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