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noun
A type of dance in which eight dancers are arranged in a square as four couples, with a caller calling or singing out the movements that the dancers are to perform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
American country dancing in which couples form squares
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: square dance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
Narrower terms: reel, Scottish reel, quadrille
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