contra dance
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contra dance
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Borrowed from French contredanse.
noun contra dances
- A type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length. [T]he Duchess, and the dandies, and the member's wife and all the rest of their tribulations, were happily hidden from the view by the towering bouquets of the gold plateau vases at the head of the room. [...] A contra-dance after supper was felt to be a national duty; but behind those fatal vases a
verb contra dances · contra dancing · contra danced
- To participate in a contra dance.
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noun dance
| Français | contredanse |
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Talk about this word "contra dance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/contra%20dance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. contra dance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/contra%20dance "contra dance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/contra%20dance.Cite this
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title = {contra dance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/contra%20dance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
