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lanc·er (l

1. A cavalryman armed with a lance.

2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances.

3. lancers (used with a sing. verb)

a. A kind of quadrille.

b. The music for this dance.

[French lancier, from Old French, maker of lances, from lance, lance; see lance.]

lancers [ˈlɑːnsəz]

n (functioning as singular)

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a quadrille for eight or sixteen couples

2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for this dance

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Noun

lancers - a quadrille for 8 or 16 couples

quadrille - a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples

Translations

lancers

n sing (= dance) → Lancier m, → Quadrille f

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