Definition of villanelle. Meaning of villanelle. Synonyms of villanelle

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Definition of villanelle

Villanelle
Villanella Vil`la*nel"la, n.; pl. Villanelle. [It., a pretty country girl.] (Mus.) An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing.
Villanelle
Villanelle Vil`la*nelle", n. [F.] A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the close. --E. W. Gosse.

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