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- [guh-vot]
- /gəˈvɒt/
- /ɡəˈvɒt/
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- [guh-vot]
- /gəˈvɒt/
Definitions of gavotte word
- noun gavotte an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter. 1
- noun gavotte 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
- noun gavotte A medium-paced French dance, popular in the 18th century. 1
- noun gavotte an old formal dance in quadruple time 0
- noun gavotte a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance 0
- noun gavotte a 17th-cent. dance like the minuet, but faster and livelier 0
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Origin of gavotte
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 Gavotte
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gavotte 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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