danse macabre

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French danse macabre. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɑns məˈkɑb(ɹə)/ (US) IPA(key): /dɑns məˈkɑb/, /dɑns məˈkɑbɹə/, /dɑns məˈkɑbəɹ/ === Noun === danse 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 ==== dance of death ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== vanitas == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɑ̃s ma.kabʁ/ === Noun === danse macabre f (plural danses macabres) (art) danse macabre