Meaning of gavotte in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡəˈvɑt/

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  1. Noun

    gavotte

    Etymology

    French, from Provençal gavoto‘dance of the mountain people’, from Gavot‘native of the Alps’

    Definitions

    1. an old formal French dance in quadruple time
  2. 2. music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte

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