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passepied definition

passe·pied (päs pyā′)

noun

  1. a lively, 17th-cent. French dance, similar to the minuet but faster in tempo
  2. the music for this

Etymology: Fr < passer, pass + pied (< L pes), foot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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