rondo
noun/ˈrɒndəʊ/
/ˈrɑːndəʊ/
(plural rondos)
- a piece of music in which the main tune is repeated several times, sometimes forming part of a longer pieceTopics Musicc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: Italian, from French rondeau, later form of rondel, from Old French, from rond ‘round’.
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