gavotte

/gəˈvɑt/
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Other forms: gavottes

Definitions of gavotte
  1. noun
    an old formal French dance in quadruple time
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    type of:
    social dancing
    dancing as part of a social occasion
  2. noun
    music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
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    type of:
    dance music
    music to dance to
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