[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gavot \gav"ot\, gavotte \gav"otte\? or ?; 277, n. f. gavotte,
   fr. gavots, a people inhabiting a mountainous district in
   france, called gap. mus.
   a kind of difficult, old formal french dance in quadruple
   time. wordnet sense 1
   1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

   2. music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte,
      having a dance tune which has two brisk and lively, yet
      dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over.
      wordnet sense 2
      1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gavotte
     n 1: an old formal french dance in quadruple time
     2: music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte

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