TARANTISM
\tˈaɹəntˌɪzəm], \tˈaɹəntˌɪzəm], \t_ˈa_ɹ_ə_n_t_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
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a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider
By Princeton University
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A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music.
By Oddity Software
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A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music.
By Noah Webster.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
