tarantism

== English == === Alternative forms === tarentism === Etymology === From New Latin tarantismus + English -ism (suffix forming nouns of action, process, or result), from Old Italian Taranto (“seaport in southern Italy”) + Latin -ismus (“-ism”); see further at tarantula. The English word is cognate with French tarentisme, Italian tarantismo. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹəntɪzm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtæɹənˌtɪzm/ Hyphenation: ta‧rant‧ism === Noun === tarantism (usually uncountable, plural tarantisms) An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries. Synonyms: choreomania, dancing mania ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === tarantism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === tintamars == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian tarantismo. === Noun === tarantism n (plural tarantisme) tarantism ==== Declension ====