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/tar"euhn tiz'euhm/, n.tarantism.
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tarentism
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Tarentism — Tar ent*ism, n. See {Tarantism}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tarentism — Tarantism Tar ant*ism, n. [It. tarantismo: cf. F. tarentisme. See {Tarantula}.] (Med.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tarentism — /tar euhn tiz euhm/, n. tarantism. * * * tarentism variant of tarantism … Useful english dictionary
Tarantism — Tar ant*ism, n. [It. tarantismo: cf. F. tarentisme. See {Tarantula}.] (Med.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tarantism — tarantist, n. /tar euhn tiz euhm/, n. a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, esp. as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula. Also, tarentism. Cf.… … Universalium
