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Pronunciation / Transliteration: saraband
"सारaband सत्रहवीं शताब्दी का एक धीमा नृत्य है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A stately, slow dance of Spanish origin, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, typically in triple meter.
"The dancers moved with solemn grace through the intricate steps of the saraband." - 2
A musical composition written in the rhythm and style of this dance, often forming a movement in a baroque suite.
"The cellist played the mournful saraband with deep emotional intensity."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived via French sarabande from Spanish zarabanda, ultimately of uncertain origin, possibly from Persian or Arabic roots referencing a song or dance. The term entered English in the late 17th century, initially referring to a stately slow Spanish dance and later to the musical composition written in triple time accompanying it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Saraband" is said worldwide
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sarabande
Transliteration: sarabande
"La sarabande est une danse ancienne et majestueuse."
Sarabande
Transliteration: Sarabande
"Die Sarabande ist ein langsamer Barocktanz im Dreivierteltakt."
sarabanda
Transliteration: sarabanda
"Suonarono una deliziosa sarabanda al clavicembalo."
zarabanda
Transliteration: zarabanda
"La zarabanda fue una danza muy popular en el siglo XVII."
sarabanda
Transliteration: sarabanda
"A sarabanda é uma dança barroca de ritmo lento."
सारaband
Transliteration: saraband
"सारaband सत्रहवीं शताब्दी का एक धीमा नृत्य है।"
萨推尔舞
Transliteration: sà sāi ěr wǔ
Script: 萨拉班德舞
"巴洛克组曲中常常包含一首萨拉班德舞曲。"
사라반드
Transliteration: sarabandeu
"그 음악가는 우아한 사라반드를 연주했다."
サラバンド
Transliteration: sarabando
"バッハの組曲には美しいサラバンドが含まれている。"
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