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Meaning of FARANDOLE

Pronunciation:  'farun`dowl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures
 
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 See Also: folk dance, folk dancing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fa`ran`dole"\, n. [F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.]
A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join
hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from
room to room. It originated in Provence.
      I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole. --W.
                                               D. Howells.
 
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