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pavane

pavane

See also: pavané

English

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Noun

pavane ‎(plural pavanes)

  1. (music) A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
  2. (music, dance) A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.van/

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Italian pavana, contraction of padovana, feminine of padovano, meaning from the city of Padua (Italian Padova, dialectal form Pava).

Noun

pavane m, f ‎(plural pavanes)

  1. pavane

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pavane m

  1. definite plural of pave

Venetian

Adjective

pavane f

  1. feminine plural of pavan

Etymology

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).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pəˈvɑːn/

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