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QUADRILLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("quadrille" is a kind of...):
square dance; square dancing (American country dancing in which couples form squares)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quadrille"):
lancers (a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Music for dancing the quadrille
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("quadrille" is a kind of...):
dance music (music to dance to)
