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country dance

coun·try dance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhn-tree dans, dahns]
    • /ˈkʌn tri dæns, dɑns/
    • /ˈkʌntri dɑːns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhn-tree dans, dahns]
    • /ˈkʌn tri dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of country dance words

  • noun country dance a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line 3
  • noun country dance an English folk dance, esp. one in which partners form two facing lines 3
  • noun country dance a dance of rural English origin in which the dancers form circles or squares or in which they face each other in two rows. 1
  • noun country dance (dance) Any set step routine group dance such as ceilidh dance, highland dance, line dance, barn dance or square dance. 0
  • verb country dance To take part in country dancing. 0
See all 5 definitions of country dance

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Origin of country dance

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Country dance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Country dance

country dance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% 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.

country dance usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for country dance

noun country dance

  • barn dance — A barn dance is a social event people go to for country dancing.
  • hoedown — a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
  • quadrille — a card game played by four persons.
All 3 Synonyms of country dance

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