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roundelay

roun·de·lay

UK/ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ US/ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain

Origin

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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