SARABAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does saraband mean? 

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

1. music composed for dancing the saraband

2. a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time

  Familiarity information: SARABAND used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARABAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Music composed for dancing the saraband

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

dance music (music to dance to)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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