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dance of death


Definition: Meaning of, dance of death in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dɑːns ɒv;(ə)v dɛθ /

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dance of death dances of death
  1. a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
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    danse macabre
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Dance of Death


Definition: Meaning of, Dance of Death in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɒv;(ə)v dɛθ /

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also danse macabre
  1. an imaginary dance which people are supposed to perform as they are being led to their death by a SKELETON (= a body consisting only of bones) representing death. It was very common in pictures and drawings in the MIDDLE AGES, but there are also descriptions of it in music and literature.
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