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roundel vs rondeau

rondeau vs roundel

roundel and rondeau both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roundel Yes No No No
rondeau Yes No No No
As nouns, rondeau is a hypernym of roundel; that is, rondeau is a word with a broader meaning than roundel:
  • roundel: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
  • rondeau: a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
Other hypernyms of roundel include rondel.
roundel (noun) rondeau (noun)
round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
(heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
Difference between roundel and rondeau

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