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ron·do

   [ron-doh, ron-doh]
noun, plural -dos. Music.
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
Origin:
1790–1800; < Italian < French rondeau; see rondel
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rondo (ˈrɒndəʊ)
 
—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 rondeau]

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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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