Phrase guide
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noun
Music composed to accompany social dancing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ellipsis of electronic dance music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
Qualifier: modern usage
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noun
music to dance to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: music
Narrower terms: beguine, bolero, carioca, conga, flamenco, gavotte, habanera, hornpipe, jig, gigue, landler, mazurka, minuet, paso doble, pavane, pavan, polka, quadrille, reel, rumba, rhumba, samba, saraband, tango, tarantella, techno, waltz, ragtime, rag, jazz, kwela
noun
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: danceroom music, ballroom music
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: popular music, popular music genre
History
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Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
