antimasque

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noun

A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.

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Meanings

nounantimasque (plural antimasques)

plural antimasques · alternative antemask · alternative antimask · alternative antemasque

  1. A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.

Origin

From anti- + masque.

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APA

antimasque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimasque

MLA

“antimasque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimasque. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimasque,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimasque.

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