Saraband

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fast, erotic dance of the 16th century of Mexico and Spain.
  • n. A stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, in slow triple time.
  • n. The music for either of these dances.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A slow and stately dance of Spanish origin, primarily for a single dancer, but later used as a contra-dance.
  • n. Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is triple and slow, usually with a decided emphasis upon the second beat of the measure.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time
  • n. music composed for dancing the saraband
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