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pavane
noun pa·vane \pə-ˈvän, -ˈvan\
Definition of PAVANE
1
: a stately court dance by couples that was introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century
2
: music for the pavane; also : music having the slow duple rhythm of a pavane
Variants of PAVANE
pa·vane also pa·van \same or ˈpa-vən\
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Origin of PAVANE
Middle French pavane, from Italian dialect pavana, from feminine of pavano of Padua, from Pava (Tuscan Padova) Padua
First Known Use: 1535
Rhymes with PAVANE
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