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- [guh-vot]
- /gəˈvɒt/
- /ɡˈavɒt/
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- [guh-vot]
- /gəˈvɒt/
Definitions of gavot word
- noun gavot an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter. 1
- noun gavot a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance, often forming one of the movements in the classical suite, usually following the saraband. 1
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Origin of gavot
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; < French < Provençal gavoto a mountaineer of Provence, a dance of such mountaineers, apparently derivative of gava bird's crop (probably < pre-Latin *gaba throat, crop, goiter), alluding to the prevalence of goiter among the mountaineers
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Parts of speech for Gavot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gavot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.