GIGUE

Meaning of GIGUE in English

[ ʒi:g ]

■ noun a lively piece of music in the style of a dance, typically of the Renaissance or baroque period and in compound time.

Origin

C17: Fr., lit. 'jig'.

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GIGUE — noun Etymology: French, from English jig Date: 1685 a lively dance movement (as of a suite) having compound triple rhythm …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIGUE — Dance derived from the English jig that was popular as a lively court dance in 17th-century Europe. Originally a solo …
Английский словарь Британика
GIGUE — ˈzhēg noun ( -s ) Etymology: French — more at jig 1. : a medieval fiddle or viol 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIGUE — (n.) A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.
Английский словарь Webster
GIGUE — /zheeg/ , n. 1. Dance. jig 2 (def. 1). 2. Music. a dance movement often forming the conclusion of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIGUE — noun Etymology: French, from English jig Date: 1685 : a lively dance movement (as of a suite) having compound triple …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIGUE — add. ·noun a piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are repeated; also, the dance.
Webster English vocab
GIGUE — [gigue] n [F, fr. E jig] (1685): a lively dance movement (as of a suite) having compound triple rhythm and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIGUE — dance that is a courtly version of the English jig (q.v.) and which became popular in aristocratic circles of Europe …
Britannica English vocabulary
GIGUE — gigue BrE AmE ʒiːɡ —French [ ʒiɡ ] ▷ gigues ʒiːɡz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIGUE — n. 1 = JIG 1. 2 Mus. a lively dance usu. in a dotted rhythm with two sections each repeated. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIGUE — n. 1 = JIG 1. 2 Mus. a lively dance usu. in a dotted rhythm with two sections each repeated. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIGUE — n.1 JIG 1. 2 Mus. a lively dance usu. in a dotted rhythm with two sections each repeated. Etymology: F: …
Oxford English vocab
GIGUE — n. Dance derived from the English jig that was popular as a lively court dance in 17th-century Europe. Originally a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIGUE — Жига
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GIGUE — n. Pronunciation: ' zh ē g Function: noun Etymology: French, from English jig Date: 1685 : a lively dance movement …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
JIG — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUITE — Set of instrumental dances or dancelike movements. The suite originated in the paired dances of the 14th–16th centuries (pavane-galliard, basse …
Английский словарь Британика
FOLK DANCE — Dance that has developed without a choreographer and that reflects the traditional life of the common people of a country …
Английский словарь Британика
DANCE — I Form of expression that uses bodily movements that are rhythmic, patterned (or sometimes improvised), and usually accompanied by music. …
Английский словарь Британика
JIG — I. ˈjig noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Middle French giguer to dance, jig, gambol about, frolic, from gigue …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUITE — ˈswē]t, esp in sense 2e ˈswē] or ÷ˈsü]; usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, alteration of Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIGOT — ˈjigət noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of gigue fiddle; from its shape — more at jig 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIGA — ˈjēgä noun ( plural gi·ghe -gā) Etymology: Italian, from Old Italian, fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLASSICAL SUITE — noun : a form of instrumental compostion prevalent in the 18th century consisting strictly of the allemande, courante, saraband, and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIGOT — /jig"euht, zhee goh"/ , n. 1. a leg-of-mutton sleeve. 2. a leg of lamb or mutton. [ 1520-30; gigue fiddle …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JIG — I. ˈjig noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French giguer to frolic, from gigue fiddle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIGOT — noun ( plural gi·gots -gəts, -ˈgō(z)) Etymology: Middle French, diminutive of gigue fiddle; from its shape — more at jig …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIGOT — [ 'dʒɪgət ] ■ noun a leg of mutton or lamb. Origin Fr., dimin. of colloq. gigue 'leg'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUITE — in music, group of self-contained instrumental movements of varying character, usually in the same key. During the 17th and 18th …
Britannica English vocabulary
FROBERGER, JOHANN JAKOB — born May 18, 1616, Stuttgart, Wrttemberg died May 7, 1667, Hricourt, Fr. German composer, organist, and harpsichordist whose keyboard compositions …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUITE — n. Set of instrumental dances or dancelike movements. The suite originated in the paired dances of the 14th16th centuries (pavane-galliard, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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