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medicine dance

med·i·cine dance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n dans, dahns]
    • /ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən dæns, dɑns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n dans, dahns]
    • /ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of medicine dance words

  • noun medicine dance a ritual dance performed by some North American Indians to invoke supernatural assistance as for driving out disease. 1
  • noun medicine dance a ritual dance to drive out disease or make magic, as among North American Indian peoples 0
  • noun medicine dance A ritual dance ceremony performed as a form of therapy. 0
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Origin of medicine dance

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Medicine dance

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medicine 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 66% 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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