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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Contredanse \Con"tre*danse`\, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E. {Country-dance}). ] 1. a A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. b The quadrille. [Obs.] 2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: contredanse n : a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line [syn: {country-dance}, {country dancing}, {contra danse}] v : perform a contradance [syn: {contradance}, {country-dance}, {contra danse}]
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