rondo
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doʊ, rɒnˈdoʊ
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| —n , pl -dos | |
| a piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes: often constitutes the form of the last movement of a sonata or concerto | |
| [C18: from Italian, from French | |
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Rondo
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Word Origin & History
rondo
1797, "musical composition of one principal theme," from It. rondo, from Fr. rondeau, rondel, from O.Fr. rondel "little round" (see rondel).
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Example sentences
The final rondo had whiplash attacks and gleeful energy but was fussy, even cutesy.
The finale is sometimes a rondo, or even a theme with variations.
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