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Word entry · 5 letters

dance

Best crossword clue

"Ballroom activity"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /dɑːns/Part of speech noun, verbSorted acdenStarts with DEnds with E11 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Word origin

From Middle English dauncen, from Anglo-Norman dauncer, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre, of uncertain origin. Displaced Old English sealtian, and partially displaced Old English hlēapan (“to leap, dance, run”) (whence modern leap). Doublet of danza.

Used in a sentence

  • I do a dance when she plays the drums!
  • He does the Fortnite dance with his friends in school.
  • The dance we had in August 2008 is one of the greatest moments of my life!

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Used as a crossword answer11 curated clues

01Ballroom activity5 letters
02Move rhythmically5 letters
03Move to a beat5 letters
04Move with music5 letters
05Move with rhythm5 letters
06Prom activity5 letters
07Rhythmic movement5 letters
08Sway to a beat5 letters

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