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tarantella
(encz) | tarantella,tarantela n: Zdeněk Brož |
Tarantella
(gcide) | Tarantella \Tar`an*tel"la\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
(a) 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.
(b) Music suited to such a dance.
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tarantella
(wn) | tarantella
n 1: music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
2: a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons [syn:
tarantella, tarantelle] |
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Tarantella
(gcide) | Tarantella \Tar`an*tel"la\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
(a) 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.
(b) Music suited to such a dance.
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