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krakowiak
[ kruh-koh-vee-ak ]
noun
- a lively Polish folk dance in duple meter with syncopated accents.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of krakowiak1
1885–90; < Polish, derivative of Kraków Cracow
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Example Sentences
On this occasion Chopin succeeded in producing the Krakowiak, and repeated, by desire of the ladies, the Variations.
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The Krakowiak produced an immense effect, and was followed by four volleys of applause.
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Thus much of the krakowiak; now to the more interesting second of the triad.
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