"tarantism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæɹəntɪzm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtæɹənˌtɪzm/ [General-American] Forms: tarantisms [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin tarantismus + English -ism (suffix forming nouns of action, process, or result), from Old Italian Taranto (“seaport in southern Italy”) + Latin -ismus (“-ism”); see further at tarantula. The English word is cognate with French tarentisme, Italian tarantismo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|tarantismus}} New Latin tarantismus, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{der|en|roa-oit|Taranto|t=seaport in southern Italy}} Old Italian Taranto (“seaport in southern Italy”), {{der|en|la|-ismus|t=-ism}} Latin -ismus (“-ism”), {{cog|fr|tarentisme}} French tarentisme, {{cog|it|tarantismo}} Italian tarantismo Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} tarantism (usually uncountable, plural tarantisms)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Diseases Synonyms: choreomania, dancing mania, tarentism Translations (an extreme urge to dance thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula): tarantisme [common-gender] (Danish), tarantisme [neuter] (Dutch), danswoede [feminine] (Dutch), tarentisme [masculine] (French), Tanzwut [feminine] (German), tarantizmus (Hungarian), tarantisme [masculine] (Norwegian), tarantisme [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tarantismo [masculine] (Portuguese), tarantism [common-gender] (Swedish)

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