strathspeys

/stræθˈspeɪz/
noun
  1. A slow, stately Scottish dance in four-four time, or the music for this dance.
    • She learned to play several strathspeys on the fiddle for the ceilidh.
    • The band switched from a reel to a strathspey, and the tempo slowed down.
    • The dancers performed a lively strathspey at the Highland games.
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