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pavane

pa·vane [ pə vn, pə ván ] (plural pa·vanes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. stately dance: a slow dance that was popular in European courts in the 16th and 17th centuries

2. music for pavane: the music for a pavane

[Mid-16th century. Via French< Italian pavana "Paduan" < Pavo, dialect name for Padua]
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