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Country-dance

Country-dance Meaning & Definition
Country-dance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Country-dance?

[n] a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
[v] perform a contradance

Synonyms | Synonyms for Country-dance: contra danse | contra danse | contradance | contredanse | contredanse | country dancing

Related Terms | Find terms related to Country-dance:

See Also | dance | do-si-do | folk dance | folk dancing | landler | longways | longways dance | promenade | sashay | square dance | square dancing | swing | trip the light fantastic | trip the light fantastic toe

Country-dance In Webster's Dictionary

\Coun"try-dance`\ (-d?ns`), n. [Prob. an adaptation of contradance.] See {Contradance}. He had introduced the English country-dance to the knowledge of the Dutch ladies. --Macaulay.

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