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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 tar·an·tel·la /ˌtærənˈtɛlə/
 一種快速旋轉舞,其舞曲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tar·an·tel·la n.  Mus. (a) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8 time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from a popular notion of its being a remedy against the poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name from Taranto in Apulia. (b) Music suited to such a dance.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 tarantella
      n 1: music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
      2: a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons [syn: tarantelle]