Tarantella

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A lively, whirling southern Italian dance once thought to be a remedy for tarantism.
  • n. The music for this dance, in 6/8 time.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.
  • n. Music suited to such a dance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rapid, whirling dance for one couple, originating in southern Italy and specially common in the sixteenth century, when it was popularly supposed to be a remedy for tarantism.
  • n. Music for such a dance, or in its rhythm, which in early examples was quadruple, but is now sextuple and very quick. It is usually characterized by sharp transitions from major to minor.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
  • n. a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
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    dance music    social dancing   
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