rondeau

noun

Definition of rondeaunext
as in madrigal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rondeau
  1. madrigal
  2. villanelle
  3. sonnet
  4. rondel
  5. ode
  6. psalm
  7. limerick
  8. poem
Noun
  • The concert will include Renaissance madrigals—one English and one French.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of madrigal
Noun
  • Not unlike the rules of the villanelle, which are here applied with less than perfect rigor.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • From the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, villanelle was simply the French term for an Italian country song, and during the Renaissance, poets often used the title for their work regardless of a poem’s specific structure.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of villanelle
Noun
  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • The conventions ground the writing as meter and rhyme steady a sonnet.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of sonnet
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  • The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Some store fronts are embellished with elaborate sculptures, like a rondel depicting a pair of women exchanging scandalous gossip.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 May 2022
Definition of rondel
Noun
  • Named after the famed New York nightclub, Danceteria is an ode to the experiences Marc and his late musical partner Dave Ball had in the city in the ’80s.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Then he was brought in to help design the Hilton Plaza’s nightclub and theater, initially named The Great Room, an ode to Gleason’s nickname.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ode
Noun
  • Psalm 23 is numbered Psalm 22 in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate because of differences in how the psalms are divided and numbered.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But presiding over his daughter’s outdoor wedding helped, fulfilling another psalm’s promise.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of psalm
Noun
  • The study picked 10 commercial large language models by top tech companies — including Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI — and asked the AI systems to make critical pamphlets, write limericks, give reasons if someone should join protests, and more.
    — Didi Tang, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • He was also known for his haikus and limericks, including some written to summarize ethics.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of limerick
Noun
  • Director Ivan Uryvskyi is candid about how the play recasts the ancient poem’s themes of return and those trapped in exile and captivity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In another poem, Martial suggests that a writer seeking fame should copy his works on the toilet walls for all to read.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of poem
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“Rondeau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rondeau. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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