giguen.
Music.
A piece of music, of a lively character, in two strains or sections, each of which is repeated; usually employed as the last movement of the Suite.
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1685 London Gaz. No. 2081/4 Airs for the Violin: To wit, Preludes, Fuges, Allmands, Sarabands, Courants, Gigues.
1823 T. Roscoe tr. J. C. L. de Sismondi Hist. Lit. Europe I. v. 170 To adapt a gigue so as to enliven the psaltry.
1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 595/2 Gigue or Giga.
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