se·gui·dil·la (s g  -d  y, -dly, s g-, sg- lyä)n. 1. A Spanish stanza form of four to seven lines. 2. a. A lively Spanish dance. b. The music for this dance, in triple meter. [Spanish, diminutive of seguida, sequence, from feminine past participle of seguir, to follow, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequ  ; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
seguidilla [ˌsɛgɪˈdiːljə]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a Spanish dance in a fast triple rhythm
2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
3. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody a stanzaic form consisting of four to seven lines and marked by a characteristic rhythm
[Spanish: a little dance, from seguida a dance, from seguir to follow, from Latin sequī]
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