Plural form of bourree; multiple lively baroque dances or musical compositions written in bourrée style.
Simple plural of bourree formed with -s. The term appears primarily in musical scholarship and baroque dance historical texts.
Musical plurals show English's flexibility—'bourrees,' 'minuets,' 'gavottes'—allowing dancers and composers to discuss multiple pieces of the same form without changing the word structure.
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