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Definition of gigue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gigue

noun

/ʒiːɡ/

/ʒiːɡ/

(music)

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(in the past) a quick lively piece of music for dancingTopics Musicc2
Word Originlate 17th cent.: French, literally ‘jig’.

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