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strathspey

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strath⋅spey

  [strath-spey, strath-spey]
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–noun
1. a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
2. the music for this dance.
Origin:
1645–55; after Strath Spey, the valley of the river Spey in Scotland
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strath·spey   (strāth'spā', strāth'spā')   
n.  

  1. A Scottish dance, slower than a reel, for two dancers.

  2. The music for this dance.


[After Strath Spey, valley of the river Spey in Scotland.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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