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passepied

American  
[pahs-pyey] / pɑsˈpyeɪ /

noun

plural

passepieds

  1. a lively dance in triple meter popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.

  2. a dance form in moderately fast 3/8 or 3/4 meter, occasionally constituting part of the 17th- and 18th-century instrumental suite.

passepied British  
/ pɑːsˈpjeɪ /

noun

  1. a lively minuet of Breton origin, in triple time, popular in the 17th century

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

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Etymology

Origin of passepied

1685–95; < French: literally, pass (the) foot, i.e., move it, dance. See pass, -ped

Example Sentences

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Passacaglia, 86; of Brahms, 86; of Bach for organ, 87. passepied, 75.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond

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