ballroom dance

ball·room dance

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-room, -roo m dans, dahns]
- /ˈbɔlˌrum, -ˌrʊm dæns, dɑns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl-room, -roo m dans, dahns]
- /ˈbɔlˌrum, -ˌrʊm dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of ballroom dance words

noun ballroom dance a social dance, popular since the beginning of the 20th century, in conventional rhythms, such as the foxtrot and the quickstep 3
noun ballroom dance a kind of dance in which two people dance as partners to a waltz, fox trot, etc. 3
noun ballroom dance any of a variety of social or recreational dances performed by couples, as in a ballroom. 1
noun ballroom dance old-fashioned dance style 1
intransitive verb ballroom dance dance old-fashioned style 1

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Origin of ballroom dance

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Ballroom dance

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ballroom dance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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