Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pavane | Yes | No | No | No |
saltation | Yes | No | No | No |
pavane (noun) | saltation (noun) |
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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 |