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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Roundelay \Round"e*lay\, n. [OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See Roundel, Roundeau, and cf. Roundlet, Rundlet.] 1. (Poetry) See Rondeau, and Rondel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) (a) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a simple rural strain which is short and lively. --Spenser. --Tennyson. (b) A dance in a circle. [1913 Webster] 3. Anything having a round form; a roundel. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

roundelay n 1: a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain