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contredanse
noun as in barn dance
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Flocks of old gulls, enormous as hens, fluttered with evolutions like a contredanse upon its glossy surface.
The contredanse represented was originally the old country dance exported to France and returned with certain arrangements added.
"Amidst more youthful engagements, don't forget you are engaged to me for a contredanse," she said.
Contredanse is the French original, and means that the parties stand opposite to each other.
The French contredanse was borrowed from the English country-dance.
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contredanse, such as: contra dance, folk dance, hoedown, and square dance.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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