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noun
Any dance traditionally performed by the common people of a specific region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: folk dancing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social dancing
Narrower terms: farandole, mazurka, polka, morris dance, morris dancing, sword dance, sword dancing, hornpipe, jig, country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance, round dance, ring dance, rumba, rhumba
verb
perform a folk-dance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
History
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Across languages
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