Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tango"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tango \Tan"go\, n.; pl. {Tangos}. [Sp., a certain dance.]
(a) A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by
graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a
great variety of steps, including the cross step and
turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is
believed to have been in its original form a part of the
fandango.
(b) Any of various popular forms derived from this.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tango
n 1: a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
2: music written in duple time for dancing the tango
v : dance a tango
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