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roundelay.

A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/UK/ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/General-American
  1. A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.

  2. A dance in a circle.

  3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.

Where this word comes from

From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay.

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