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max•ixe
Pronunciation: (mak-sēks'; Port. mä-shē'shi), [key]—
n.,
—pl. max•ix•esPronunciation: (mak-sēk'suz; Port. mä-shē'shis). [key]
a ballroom dance originating in Brazil, in moderate duple measure with syncopated rhythms.
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