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English noun: folk dance

1. folk dance (act) a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)


Synonymsfolk dancing


Broader (hypernym)social dancing


Narrower (hyponym)contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance, farandole, hornpipe, jig, mazurka, morris dance, morris dancing, polka, rhumba, ring dance, round dance, rumba, sword dance, sword dancing


English verb: folk dance

1. folk dance (motion) perform a folk-dance


ExamplesSam and Sue folk dance


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe









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