mazurka

noun

ma·zur·ka | \ mə-ˈzər-kə,

-ˈzu̇r-\

variants: or less commonly mazourka \ -ˈzu̇r-

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Definition of mazurka

1 : a Polish folk dance in moderate triple measure

2 : music for the mazurka or in its rhythm usually in moderate ³/₄ or ³/₈ time

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People could dance to a Chopin mazurka, minding the cobblestones of course. — David Coggins, Town & Country, "Author and Illustrator David Coggins Takes Us Through Paris in His Story, 1999," 10 Dec. 2015

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The first known use of mazurka was in 1818

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