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tarantism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tarantism \Tar"ant*ism\, n. [It. tarantismo: cf F. tarentisme. See {Tarantula}.] (Med.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music. [Written also {tarentism}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tarantism n : a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the S European tarantula or wolf spider
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