Associations to the word «Gavotte»

Wiktionary

GAVOTTE, noun. A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
GAVOTTE, verb. To perform this dance.

Dictionary definition

GAVOTTE, noun. An old formal French dance in quadruple time.
GAVOTTE, noun. Music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte.

Wise words

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