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a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

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  1. n. a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
  2. v. perform a contradance
  3. 1. (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. (b) The quadrille. [Obs.] 2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.
  4. n a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line v perform a contradance