VIRELAY


Meaning of VIRELAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvir-ə-ˌlā ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French virelai

Date: 14th century

: a chiefly French verse form consisting of stanzas of indeterminate length and number with alternating long and short lines and interlaced rhyme (as abab bcbc cdcd dada )

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