SARABAND


Meaning of SARABAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or sar·a·bande ˈsa-rə-ˌband

Etymology: French sarabande, from Spanish zarabanda

Date: 1616

1. : a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries resembling the minuet

2. : the music for the saraband in slow triple time with accent on the second beat

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.