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Webster 1913 Edition


Rondo

Ron′do

,
Noun.
[It.
rondò
, fr. F.
rondeau
. See
Rondeau
.]
1.
(Mus.)
A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
“The Rondo-form was the earliest and most frequent definite mold for musical construction.”
Grove.
2.
(Poetry)
See
Rondeau
, 1.

Definition 2024


rondò

rondò

See also: rondo and rondó

Italian

Noun

rondò m (invariable)

  1. (music) rondo
  2. roundabout (traffic circle)

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