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gavotte
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ga·votte  (g-vt)
n.
1. A French peasant dance of Baroque origin in moderately quick duple meter.
2. Music for this dance.

[French, from Provençal gavoto, from gavot, native of the Alps, possibly from gava, crop of a bird, from Vulgar Latin *gaba, gullet, throat.]

ga·votte v.

gavotte
Noun
1. an old formal dance in quadruple time
2. music for this dance [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gavotte - an old formal French dance in quadruple time
social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
2.gavotte - music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
dance music - music to dance to


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