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DANSE MACABRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
Synonyms:
dance of death; danse macabre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("danse macabre" is a kind of...):
ceremonial dance; ritual dance; ritual dancing (a dance that is part of a religious ritual)