tarantisms

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A form of tarantism — An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tarantism
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