Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh-]
- /kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə-/
- /kwə.ˈdrɪl/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kwo-dril, kwuh-, kuh-]
- /kwɒˈdrɪl, kwə-, kə-/
Definitions of quadrille word
- noun quadrille a card game played by four persons. 1
- adjective quadrille ruled in squares, as graph paper. 1
- noun quadrille A square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each of which is a complete dance in itself. 1
- noun quadrille old-fashioned dance for couples 1
- countable noun quadrille A quadrille is a type of old-fashioned dance for four or more couples. 0
- noun quadrille a square dance of five or more figures for four or more couples 0
Information block about the term
Origin of quadrille
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; < French < Spanish cuadrilla company, troop, diminutive of cuadra square < Latin quadra
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Quadrille
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quadrille popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
quadrille usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quadrille
noun quadrille
- barn dance — A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.
- country dance — a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- hoedown — a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
Top questions with quadrille
- what is a quadrille?
- what is quadrille?
- what is quadrille paper?
- what is quadrille ruled?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with q
- Words starting with qu
- Words starting with qua
- Words starting with quad
- Words starting with quadr
- Words starting with quadri
- Words starting with quadril
- Words starting with quadrill
- Words starting with quadrille