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Definition of beguine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beguine

noun

/bəˈɡiːn/

/bəˈɡiːn/

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a Caribbean dance similar to a foxtrot; a piece of music for this dance
Word Origin1930s: from West Indian French, from French béguin ‘infatuation’.

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