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BELLY DANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
Synonyms:
belly dance; belly dancing; danse du ventre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("belly dance" is a kind of...):
choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)
Derivation:
belly dance (perform a belly dance)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perform a belly dance
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "belly dance" is one way to...):
dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)
Domain category:
dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
They belly dance
Derivation:
belly dance (a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen)
