danse macabre
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French danse macabre.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdanse macabre (plural danses macabres)
- (art) A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style, in which death (in the form of a putrid corpse, skeleton, the Grim Reaper, etc) is shown leading people to the grave.
Synonyms
editTranslations
edita conventional subject of artistic painting or drawing
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See also
editFrench
editPronunciation
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Noun
editdanse macabre f (plural danses macabres)
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