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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[It.

rondò

, fr. F.

rondeau

. See

(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.

(Poetry)

See

, 1.

See also: rondo and rondó

rondò m ‎(invariable)