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passe·pied (päs-py

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1. A spirited dance in triple meter, popular in France and England in the 17th and 18th centuries, resembling a minuet but faster.

2. Music for or in the rhythm of this dance.

[French : passer, to pass; see pass + pied, foot (from Old French, from Latin ps, ped-; see pedal).]

passepied [pɑːsˈpjeɪ]

n pl -pieds [-ˈpjeɪ]

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a lively minuet of Breton origin, in triple time, popular in the 17th century

2. (Music, other) (Performing Arts / Dancing) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

[from French: pass the foot]

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