Saraband definition

Saraband

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noun

(1) A stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time

(2) Music composed for dancing the saraband

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Etymology

sarabande, zarabanda, from .

Noun

A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple time; also, the air itself.

She has brought us the newest saraband from the court of Queen Mab. -Sir W. Scott.

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