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noun
A series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: military march, military music, martial music
History
From Scottish Gaelic pìobaireachd (“act of playing the bagpipes”), from pìobaire (“piper”) + -achd (“abstract noun suffix”).
