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strathspey definition

strath·spey (strat̸h spā′)

noun

  1. a Scottish dance resembling, but slower than, the reel
  2. the music for this

Etymology: after Strathspey, valley of Spey River, N Scotland: see strath

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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