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tarantella |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tarantella n 1: music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella 2: a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons [syn: {tarantelle}]
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