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TARANTELLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
Synonyms:
tarantella; tarantelle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("tarantella" is a kind of...):
social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tarantella" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)