Etymology

contra dance

Today it means: A type of folk dance style in which couples dance in two facing lines of indefinite length. Full definition →

French contredanse
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  1. French · borrowed fromcontredanse
  2. French · borrowed fromcontredanse
  3. English todaycontra dance

Borrowed from French contredanse.

Words from the same roots

Frenchcontredanse all →

contradanzacontredanse

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