passamezzo

noun

pas·sa·mez·zo

variants: or passemezzo \ ˌpäsəˈmet(ˌ)sō , -ed(ˌ)zō , -e(ˌ)zō \

plural -s

Definition of passamezzo

: an old originally Italian dance in duple time resembling the pavan but about twice as fast also : the music of this dance

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