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Definition of: pavan
(pav′ən) noun
1. A slow, stately dance of the l6th and 17th centuries.
2. The music for this dance. Also pav·ane (pav′ən, Fr. pá·ván′). [<MF pavane <Sp. pavana, prob. <pavo a peacock <L pavo, -onis]
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