beguine

/bəˈgin/
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Other forms: beguines

Definitions of beguine
  1. noun
    a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
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    type of:
    ballroom dance, ballroom dancing
    any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
  2. noun
    music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
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    type of:
    dance music
    music to dance to
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