kōⁿ.trədääⁿs, ˈkän.trəˌdan(t)s noun
or con·tra dance ˈkän.trəˌdan(t)s
( -s )
Etymology: French contredanse, by folk etymology (influence of contre- counter-) from English country-dance
1. usually contra dance : a folk dance in which couples face each other in two lines or in a square — compare country-dance , longways
2. usually contredanse : a piece of music for a contra dance characterized by strongly marked duple rhythm in repeating 8-measure units