danse macabre

noun
/dɑns məˈkɑb(ɹə)/UK/dɑns məˈkɑb(ɹə)/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French danse macabre.

  1. borrowed from danse macabre

Definitions

  1. A conventional subject in art, literature and drama, or a particular work in that style,…

    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.

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