transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈvän, -ˈvan ]
noun
also pa·van same or ˈpa-vən
Etymology: Middle French pavane, from Italian dialect pavana, from feminine of pavano of Padua, from Pava (Tuscan Padova ) Padua
Date: 1535
1. : a stately court dance by couples that was introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century
2. : music for the pavane ; also : music having the slow duple rhythm of a pavane