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Tarantella

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(1):

(n.) Music suited to such a dance.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tarantella'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tarantella.html. 1828.
 
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