contredanse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
  2. verb perform a contradance

Etymology

From French contredanse, itself from English country dance.

In classic literature

Synonyms

country-dance, country dancing, contra danse, contradance

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