war dance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr dans, dahns]
- /wɔr dæns, dɑns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr dans, dahns]
- /wɔr dæns, dɑns/

Definitions of war dance words

noun war dance a dance preliminary to going into battle or in celebration of a victory, as formerly among American Indians. 1
noun war dance a ceremonial dance performed before going to battle or after victory, esp by certain North American Indian peoples 0
noun war dance a dance representing warlike action 0
noun war dance a ceremonial dance performed as by some American Indian peoples before battle or after victory 0
noun war dance (anthropology) A ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory, usually by a tribe. 0

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Origin of war dance

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1705-15

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Parts of speech for War dance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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war dance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

war dance usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for war dance

noun war dance

banzai — a patriotic cheer, battle cry, or salutation

Just one Synonym for war dance