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ron⋅del

  [ron-dl, ron-del]
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–noun
1. Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
2. Theater. roundel (def. 4).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF rondel, dim. of rond round 1
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roun⋅del

  [roun-dl]
–noun
1. something round or circular.
2. a small, round pane or window.
3. a decorative plate, panel, tablet, or the like, round in form.
4. Also, rondel. Theater. a round piece of colored gelatin or glass placed over stage lights as a color medium to obtain lighting effects.
5. Armor.
a. a metal disk that protects the armpit.
b. a metal disk on a hafted weapon or a dagger to protect the hand.
6. Heraldry. a small circular charge.
7. Prosody.
a. a rondel or rondeau.
b. a modification of the rondeau, consisting of nine lines with two refrains.
8. a round dance.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME roundele, rundel(le) < OF rondel, deriv. of rond round 1 (adj.)
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ron·del   (rŏn'dəl, rŏn-děl')   
n.  

  1. A poem similar to a rondeau, having 13 or 14 lines with two rhymes throughout. The first and second lines reappear in the middle and at the end, although sometimes only the first line appears at the end.

  2. often ron·delle (rŏn-děl') A rounded or circular object.


[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of ronde, circle, round; see round1.]
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Word Origin & History

rondel 
1390, from O.Fr. rondel "short poem," lit. "small circle," dim. of roont (fem. roonde) "circular" (see round). Metrical form of 14 lines with only two rhymes. So called because the initial couplet is repeated at the end.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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rondel

a fixed poetic form that runs on two rhymes. It is a variant of the rondeau.

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