TARANTELLA
\tˌaɹantˈɛlə], \tˌaɹantˈɛlə], \t_ˌa_ɹ_a_n_t_ˈɛ_l_ə]\
Definitions of TARANTELLA
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Music suited to such a dance.
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A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; - so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.
By Oddity Software
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Music suited to such a dance.
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A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; - so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia.
By Noah Webster.
