\Ron"do\, n. [It. rond[`o], fr. F. rondeau. See
{Rondeau}.]
1. (Mus.) A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a
   lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain
   recurs after each of the other strains. ``The Rondo-form
   was the earliest and most frequent definite mold for
   musical construction.'' --Grove.
2. (Poetry) See {Rondeau}, 1.