Phrase guide

dancing school

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An educational institution that teaches its students how to dance

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dance school, dance studio

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A brothel

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, euphemistic, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brothel house, whorehouse, academy, bagnio, bawdy house, bawdy-house, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cat house, cat-house, cathouse, common house, disorderly house, crib, escort agency, fuckhouse, hookshop, house of accommodation, house of ill fame, house of ill repute, knocking shop, leaping house, leaping-house, lupanar, nunnery, prostibule, pushing school, riding academy, sporting house, stew, vaulting school, wapping ken, whore-house

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a school in which students learn to dance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: school

History

Etymology

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