chaconnePronunciation: /ʃəˈkɒn/Definition of chaconne noun Music a composition in a series of varying sections in slow triple time. Compare with passacaglia. a stately dance performed to a chaconne, popular in the 18th century. a ballroom dance performed in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Origin: late 17th century: from French, from Spanish chaconachaconne in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of chaconne in the US English dictionary
