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noun
Used as a generic name for many native British dances, especially where partners face each other in a long line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: folk dancing, folk dance
Narrower terms: longways, longways dance, square dance, square dancing, do-si-do, promenade, sashay, swing, landler
verb
perform a contradance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: contradance, contredanse, contra danse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
History
From French contre-dance, from French contre (“against”) + danse (“dance”). Erroneously thought to be from country + dance.
