contredanses
Meaning of contredanses
plural noun
a French form of country dance, originating in the 18th century and related to the quadrille.
French, alteration of Englishcountry dance, by association with contre ‘against, opposite’.
Information about contredanses
- It is a name.
- The singular form of contredanses is: contredanse.
- Languages in which contredanses is used:
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Hyphenation of contredanses
con-tredanses
- It consists of 2 syllables and 12 chars.
- contredanses is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with contredanses
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