Pavane Definition
pəvan, pəvän
noun
A slow, stately court dance of Spanish or Italian origin, performed by couples.
Webster's New World
The music for this.
Webster's New World
(music) A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- pavan
Other Word Forms of Pavane
Noun
Singular:
pavane
Plural:
pavanesOrigin of Pavane
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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).
From Wiktionary
French pavane from Italian pavana from feminine of pavano of Padua from dialectal pavàn from Pava dialectal variant of Padova , Padua
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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