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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Passacaglia

· Pas·sa·ca·glia · IPA /ˌpɑsəˈkɑljə/
01 n. An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne.
  1. 1.
    An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne.(Mus.)