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		Definition of passepied in English: passepiednoun ˌpasˈpɪeɪpäsˈpyā A Breton dance similar to a quick minuet, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.  Example sentencesExamples -  Like other dances of rustic origin adopted by the court, the passepied was taken up by composers of stage music, including Lully, Campra, and Rameau.
 -  The quality of his D minor and B flat major suites, recorded here, is quite breathtaking: the final passepied of that in B flat alone sounds as fresh as if it had just come from Bach's pen.
 
 
 Origin   French, from passer 'to pass' + pied 'foot'.    Definition of passepied in US English: passepiednounpäsˈpyā A dance like a quick minuet, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.  Example sentencesExamples -  Like other dances of rustic origin adopted by the court, the passepied was taken up by composers of stage music, including Lully, Campra, and Rameau.
 -  The quality of his D minor and B flat major suites, recorded here, is quite breathtaking: the final passepied of that in B flat alone sounds as fresh as if it had just come from Bach's pen.
 
 
 Origin   French, from passer ‘to pass’ + pied ‘foot’.     |