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ga•votte

Pronunciation: (gu-vot'), [key]
—n.
1. an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter.
2. a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance, often forming one of the movements in the classical suite, usually following the saraband. Also,ga•vot'.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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