WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•tre•danse
(kon′trə dans′, -däns′; Fr. kôn trədäns′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dans•es
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(-dan′siz, -dän′-; Fr. -däns′).USA pronunciation
- Music and Dancea variation of the quadrille in which the dancers face each other.
- Music and Dancea piece of music suitable for such a dance.
- 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
- 1795–1805
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