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pavane

pa·vane

UK/pəˈvɑːn/ uncommon rare

noun

1.

music composed for dancing the pavane

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2.

a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

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Origin

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).

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