contredanse

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noun

A folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other.

Similar
country-dancecountry dancingcontra dansecontradance
OriginFrench contredanse ← English country dance →
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Meanings

nouncontredanse (countable and uncountable, plural contredanses)

plural contredanses

  1. countableuncountableA folk dance in which two lines of couples face each other.
  2. countableuncountableThe quadrille.
  3. countableuncountableA piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

Similar
country-dancecountry dancingcontra dansecontradance
Broader
folk dancingfolk dance

verbperform a contradance

Similar
contradancecountry-dancecontra danse
Broader
dancetrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toe
Also see
country-dancecountry dancing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishcountry dance
  2. Frenchcontredanse
  3. Englishcontredanse

From French contredanse, itself from English country dance.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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