- strath|spey
- strath|spey «STRATH SPAY, STRATH SPAY», noun.1. a Scottish dance, slower and more stately than the reel.2. the music for this dance, usually played in 4/4 time.╂[supposedly < Strathspey, Scotland]
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Strath — Strath, n. [Gael. srath.] A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; often used in composition with the name of the river; as, Strath Spey, Strathdon, Strathmore. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] The long green strath of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spey — spey; spey·e·ria; strath·spey; … English syllables
strath — strath; strath·spey; … English syllables
strathspey — strath·spey … English syllables
strathspey — /strath spay , strath spay /, n. 1. a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter. 2. the music for this dance. [1645 55; after Strath Spey, the valley of the river Spey in Scotland] * * * … Universalium
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Strathspey — Strath spey , n. [So called from the district of Strath Spey in Scotland.] A lively Scottish dance, resembling the reel, but slower; also, the tune. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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