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How to pronounce quadrille

American English pronunciation

kwah-DRIL

IPA
/kwɑˈdɹɪl/
Syllables
kwah · DRIL (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)

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What quadrille means

noun

An old dance for four couples set in a square

In a sentence: At the history fair, we learned the quadrille and bowed to our partners.

Where it comes from: It came through French from a Spanish word for a small square, which goes back to the word for "four."

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