contredanse, country dancing, country-dance, contra danse, contradance
(noun) a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
contradance, country-dance, contredanse, contra danse
(verb) perform a contradance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
contradance (plural contradances)
Alternative spelling of contra dance
Source: Wiktionary
Con"tra*dance`, n. Etym: [Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F. contrdance. Cf. Country-dance.]
Definition: A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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