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- noun Plural form of
contradance .
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Examples
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He had a brace of fiddlers, one on each side, but with his own violin under his double-chin he alone "called the figures" of the old-fashioned contradances.
Una Of The Hill Country 1911 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886
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The European roots of their music are clearly heard in the mazurkas and contradances that appear in their repertoires.
Fresno Famous - Discover local life mizu 2010
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The European roots of their music are clearly heard in the mazurkas and contradances that appear in their repertoires.
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