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gavotte


ga·votte

noun \gə-ˈvät\

Definition of GAVOTTE

1
: a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet
2
: a tune for the gavotte in moderately quick 44 time
gavotte intransitive verb

Origin of GAVOTTE

French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan gavato, from gavot Alpine dweller
First Known Use: 1696

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