Contradance

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A dance by four couples placed opposite each other and making the same steps and figures. See country-dance.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of contra dance.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. perform a contradance
  • noun. a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
    • Word Usage
    "Their first piece was a sprightly Mozart contradance-fast, but not too fast, with a French horn solo in the middle that Lisa choked on half the time, even in yesterday's dress rehearsal."
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dance  trip the light fantastic  trip the light fantastic toe  
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