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Definition of Mazourka
1. n. A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.
Definition of Mazourka
1. Noun. (dated form of mazurka) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mazourka
1. mazurka [n -S] - See also: mazurka
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mazourka
Literary usage of Mazourka
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated: To which is Added a Few Hints by Edward Ferrero (1859)
"The 2d Part can also be danced with two steps of the mazourka, forward without
... This dance admits of a variety of changes of direction. POLKA mazourka. ..."
2. The Life and Reminiscences of E. L. Blanchard by Edward L. Blanchard, Drinkwater Meadows (1891)
"... burlesque of mazourka. 3 Write Stratford copy at office; to Era, and do ditto.
30th.—Daily Telegraph, two weeks, £6 6a. In evening to Haymarket: new ..."
3. A Visit to St. Petersburg, in the Winter of 1829-30 by Thomas Raikes (1838)
"The mazourka. — The Supper. — An intruder. — Display of beauty. — Presence of
the Emperor and Empress. — Mal-a-propos selection of a Comedy. ..."
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