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SQUARE DANCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

American country dancing in which couples form squares

Synonyms:

square dance; square dancing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("square dance" is a kind of...):

contra danse; contradance; contredanse; country-dance; country dancing (a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line)

Meronyms (parts of "square dance"):

do-si-do (a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places)

promenade (a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle)

sashay (a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps)

swing (a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "square dance"):

reel; Scottish reel (a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps)

quadrille (a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples)

Derivation:

square dance (dance in formation)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance in formation

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "square 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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue square dance

Derivation:

square dance (American country dancing in which couples form squares)

square dancer (someone who does square dancing)

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