rondo

noun ron·do \ˈrän-(ˌ)dō, rän-ˈdō\

: a type of music for instruments in which the main tune at the beginning is repeated after each of the other tunes that are used

plural rondos

Full Definition of RONDO

: an instrumental composition typically with a refrain recurring four times in the tonic and with three couplets in contrasting keys

: the musical form of a rondo used especially for a movement in a concerto or sonata

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Italian rondò, from Middle French rondeau

First Known Use: 1797

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