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English Dictionary: Tango by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tango
n
  1. a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
  2. music written in duple time for dancing the tango
v
  1. dance a tango
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tango \Tan"go\, n.; pl. {Tangos}. [Sp., a certain dance.]
      (a) A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by
            graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a
            great variety of steps, including the cross step and
            turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is
            believed to have been in its original form a part of the
            fandango.
      (b) Any of various popular forms derived from this.
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