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noun
A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
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Synonyms: Paduan
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To dance the pavane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare
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noun
a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pavan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
noun
music composed for dancing the pavane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pavan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dance music
History
From French pavane, from dialectal Italian pavana, contraction of the older padovana, feminine of padovano, meaning from the city of Padua (Italian Padova, dialectal form Pava).
Across languages
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