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pavane vs saltation

saltation vs pavane

pavane and saltation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pavane Yes No No No
saltation Yes No No No
As nouns, saltation is a hypernym of pavane; that is, saltation is a word with a broader meaning than pavane:
  • pavane: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
  • saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Other hypernyms of pavane include dance, dancing, terpsichore.
pavane (noun) saltation (noun)
a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
music composed for dancing the pavane taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
an abrupt transition
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
Difference between pavane and saltation

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