Англо-русский словарь - tarantella
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n. (also tarantelle) 1 a rapid whirling S. Italian dance. 2 the music for this. Etymology: It., f. Taranto in Italy (because the dance was once thought to be a cure for a tarantula bite): cf. TARANTISM ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: Italian, from Taranto, Italy Date: 1782 a lively folk dance of southern Italy in 6/8 time ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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- 1782, "peasant dance popular in Italy," originally "hysterical malady characterized by extreme impulse to dance," epidemic in Apulia and adjacent parts of southern Italy 15c.-17c., popularly attributed to (or believed to be a cure for) the bite of the tarantula. Used from 1833 to mean the style of music that accompanies this dance, usually in 6/8 time, with whirling triplets and abrupt major-minor modulations. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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