"roundelay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪ/ [UK], /ˈɹaʊndəˌleɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-roundelay.wav Forms: roundelays [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French rondelet, diminutive of Old French rondel (French: rondeau). Ending -lay either from lay (“ballad or sung poem”), or from virelay. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|rondelet}} Middle French rondelet, {{uder|en|fro|rondel}} Old French rondel Head templates: {{en-noun}} roundelay (plural roundelays)
  1. (music) A poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals. Categories (topical): Music, Dances
    Sense id: en-roundelay-en-noun-VUZL6rL8 Disambiguation of Dances: 54 29 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 3 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 70 5 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 5 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 5 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A dance in a circle.
    Sense id: en-roundelay-en-noun-TbIu2Bbf
  3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.
    Sense id: en-roundelay-en-noun-EyctbyOz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rondelay Related terms: rondeau, roundel

Inflected forms

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