tea dance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee dans, dahns]
- /ti dæns, dɑns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee dans, dahns]
- /ti dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of tea dance words

noun tea dance a dance held at teatime. 1
countable noun tea dance A tea dance is a social event that takes place in the afternoon, where people meet to dance and have tea. Tea dances are especially popular with older people. 0
noun tea dance a dance held in the afternoon at which tea is served 0
noun tea dance a dance held in the late afternoon, at teatime 0

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Origin of tea dance

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Tea dance

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tea dance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.

tea dance usage trend in Literature

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