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tarantism in French

tarantism in French is tarentisme — tarantism means an uncontrollable urge to dance, once believed in parts of Italy to be caused by a tarantula's bite.

tarantism in French

tarentisme
noun
An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.

What does "tarantism" mean?

  1. noun An uncontrollable urge to dance, once believed in parts of Italy to be caused by a tarantula's bite.
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What is "tarantism" in French?
"tarantism" in French is tarentisme. tarantism means: An uncontrollable urge to dance, once believed in parts of Italy to be caused by a tarantula's bite.
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