noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of ballroom dancing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ballroom dancing
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
ballroom dance
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of the dance styles in ballroom dancing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ballroom dancing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social dancing
Narrower terms: beguine, carioca, cha-cha, cha-cha-cha, one-step, fox-trot, foxtrot, two-step, bunny hug, Charleston, conga, cotillion, cotilion, minuet, paso doble, quickstep, rumba, rhumba, samba, round dance, round dancing, tango, waltz, valse
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: салонен танц (salonen tanc) — dance style
- Finnish: salitanssi — dance style
- French: danse de salon — dance style
- German: Standardtanz — dance style