Rondo
//ˈɹɒn.dəʊ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. countable
- 2 a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata wordnet
- 3 A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy. countable
- 4 A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others. countable
- 5 A game resembling keep-away, used to train soccer players: one group is tasked with completing a number of passes while the other smaller group tries to take possession of the ball. countable, uncountable
"And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation."
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- 6 A gambling game played with small balls on a table. obsolete, uncountable
Example
More examples"And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian rondò, itself an unadapted borrowing of French rondeau. Doublet of rondeau; see there for further etymology.
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