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GAVOTTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gavotte mean?
• GAVOTTE (noun)
The noun GAVOTTE has 2 senses:
1. an old formal French dance in quadruple time
2. music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
Familiarity information: GAVOTTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An old formal French dance in quadruple time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gavotte" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("gavotte" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
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