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- [puh-vahn, -van; French pa-van]
- /pəˈvɑn, -ˈvæn; French paˈvan/
- /pˈaveɪn/
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- [puh-vahn, -van; French pa-van]
- /pəˈvɑn, -ˈvæn; French paˈvan/
Definitions of pavane word
- noun plural pavane a stately dance dating from the 16th century. 1
- noun plural pavane the music for this dance. 1
- noun pavane a slow and stately dance of the 16th and 17th centuries 0
- noun pavane a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually characterized by a slow stately triple time 0
- noun pavane a slow, stately court dance of Spanish or Italian origin, performed by couples 0
- noun pavane the music for this 0
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Origin of pavane
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French < Italian pavana, contraction of padovana (feminine) of Padua (Italian Padova)
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Parts of speech for Pavane
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adverb
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
pavane popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pavane usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with pavane
- what does pavane mean?
- what is a pavane?
- what is a pavane in music?
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