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ˈraʊnd(ə)l/
n.
- a small disc, especially a decorative medallion.
▸a circular identifying mark painted on military aircraft.
- a variation of the rondeau (poem), consisting of three stanzas of three lines each, rhyming alternately, with the opening words repeated as a refrain after the first and third stanzas.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. rondel, from ro(u)nd- (see round).
