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| con·tre·danse [ kóntrə dànss, kóntrə dnss ] (plural con·tre·dans·es) or con·tra·dance [ kóntrə dànss, kóntrə dnss ] (plural con·tra·danc·es) or con·tra·danse [ kóntrə dànss, kóntrə dnss ] (plural con·tra·dans·es) |
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1. kind of folk dance: a folk dance in which two pairs of partners face each other
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2. music: the music for a contredanse
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| [Early 19th century. < French, by folk etymology (influenced by contre "against") < English country dance] |
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