"slowfox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slowfoxes [plural]
Etymology: From slow + foxtrot. Etymology templates: {{af|en|slow|foxtrot}} slow + foxtrot Head templates: {{en-noun}} slowfox (plural slowfoxes)
  1. (music) A slow foxtrot. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-slowfox-en-noun-7Gy~UVg5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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          "text": "Suddenly the tempo changes to that of a \"Slowfox,\" as the score says — that is, the current dance rage, the fox-trot — and a light-textured central passage begins to swing more and more intensely, finally breaking out again in the fast opening material that brings the concerto to its invigorating close.",
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