pavan

pa·vane

also pa·van  (pə-vän′, -văn′)

n.

1. A slow, stately court dance of the 1500s and 1600s, usually in duple meter.

2. The 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.]

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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

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