chaconne

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chaconne - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chaconne \Cha*conne"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. chacona.] (Mus.)
     An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the
     Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical
     composers as themes for variations.
     [1913 Webster]