roundelay
pronunciation
How to pronounce roundelay in British English:
UK ['raʊndɪleɪ]
How to pronounce roundelay in American English:
US ['raʊndəˌleɪ]
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- Noun:
- a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
Word Origin
- roundelay (n.)
- 1570s, from Middle French rondelet, diminutive of rondel "short poem with a refrain," literally "small circle," diminutive of Old French rond "circle, sphere," originally an adjective from roont (see round (adj.)). Spelling developed by association with lay (n.) "poem to be sung."