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English
Etymology
Corrupted from Italian passamezzo. Doublet of passamezzo.
Noun
passymeasure (plural passymeasures)
- (obsolete) A dance, the passepied.
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :After a passy-measure, or a pavin', I hate a drunken rogue
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