passacaglia
A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature,…A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple meter, and use of a ground bass.
Passacaglia
пассака́льяpassakálʹja, пассака́лияpassakálija
пасака́ліяpasakálija
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian passacaglia, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calleBorrowed from Italian passacaglia, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calle (“street”).
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Forms
plural: passacagliasLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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