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contredanse
[ kon-truh-dans, -dahns; French kawn-truh-dahns ]
noun
, plural con·tre·dans·es [kon, -tr, uh, -dan-siz, -dahn-, kaw, n, -, truhdahns].
- a variation of the quadrille in which the dancers face each other.
- a piece of music suitable for such a dance.
contredanse
/ ˈkɒntrəˌdɑːns /
noun
- a courtly Continental version of the English country dance, similar to the quadrille
- music written for or in the rhythm of this dance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contredanse1
1795–1805; < French, equivalent to contre- counter- + danse dance, misrendering of English country-dance, by association with the characteristic arrangement of dancers in rows facing each other
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Word History and Origins
Origin of contredanse1
C19: from French, changed from English country dance; country altered to French contre (opposite) by folk etymology (because the dancers face each other)
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Example Sentences
Flocks of old gulls, enormous as hens, fluttered with evolutions like a contredanse upon its glossy surface.
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The contredanse represented was originally the old country dance exported to France and returned with certain arrangements added.
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"Amidst more youthful engagements, don't forget you are engaged to me for a contredanse," she said.
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Contredanse is the French original, and means that the parties stand opposite to each other.
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The French contredanse was borrowed from the English country-dance.
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