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St. Vitus's dance
[ seynt vahy-tuh-siz dans ]
/ ˌseɪnt ˈvaɪ tə sɪz ˌdæns /
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Also St. Vi·tus dance [seynt vahy-tuhs dans], /ˌseɪnt ˈvaɪ təs ˌdæns/, St. Vi·tus' dance, Saint Vi·tus's dance .
Origin of St. Vitus's dance
First recorded in 1620–30; named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those who have chorea
Words nearby St. Vitus's dance
Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant, Peter, STV, St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Vitus's dance, S twist, sty, stye, Stygian, styl-
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