Pavan (redirected from Pavani)

pa·vane also pa·van  (p-vän, -vn)

n.

1. A slow, stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries, usually in duple meter.

2. A piece of music for this dance.

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[French pavane, from Italian pavana, from feminine of pavano, of Padua, from dialectal pavàn, from Pava, dialectal variant of Padova, Padua.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pavan - music composed for dancing the pavane pavane dance music - music to dance to
	2.	pavan - a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries pavane dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music