farandole

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farandole

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From French farandole, from Occitan farandola.

noun farandoles

  1. A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin. "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull

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noun a lively chain dance

Españolfarandola
Françaisfarandole
DeutschFarandole
Italianofarandola
Ελληνικάφαραντόλα farantóla
Русскийфарандо́ла farandóla

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@misc{farandole_2026,
  title = {farandole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farandole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}