CONTRADANCE

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


Noun

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



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