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saint vitus's dance

Saint Vitus's dance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-tuh-siz]
    • /ˈvaɪ tə sɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-tuh-siz]
    • /ˈvaɪ tə sɪz/

Definition of saint vitus's dance words

  • noun saint vitus's dance chorea (def 2). 1

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Origin of saint vitus's dance

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those afflicted with chorea

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Parts of speech for Saint vitus's dance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

saint vitus's dance popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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