virelay

vir·e·lay

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vir-uh-ley]
- /ˈvɪr əˌleɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vir-uh-ley]
- /ˈvɪr əˌleɪ/

Definitions of virelay word

noun virelay an old French form of short poem, composed of short lines running on two rhymes and having two opening lines recurring at intervals. 1
noun virelay any of various similar or other forms of poem, as one consisting of stanzas made up of longer and shorter lines, the lines of each kind rhyming together in each stanza, and having the rhyme of the shorter lines of one stanza forming the rhyme of the longer lines of the next stanza. 1
noun virelay a medieval song form providing a musical setting for a virelay but having a formal structure different from that of the poem. 1
noun virelay an old French verse form, rarely used in English, consisting of short lines arranged in stanzas having only two rhymes, and two opening lines recurring at intervals 0
noun virelay any of various similar forms 0
noun virelay any of various French verse forms, popular in the 14th and 15th cent., with only two rhymes per stanza, and a refrain 0

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Origin of virelay

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Old French virelai, alteration (see lay4) of vireli, virli jingle used as the refrain of a song

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Parts of speech for Virelay

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virelay popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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