PAVAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pavan mean? 

• PAVAN (noun)
  The noun PAVAN has 2 senses:

1. music composed for dancing the pavane

2. a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

  Familiarity information: PAVAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PAVAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Music composed for dancing the pavane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pavan; pavane

Hypernyms ("pavan" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

pavan; pavane

Hypernyms ("pavan" is a kind of...):

dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)