dance

noun [C/U]

/dæns/

Definition

› an act of dancing, or a particular set of movements: [C] “May I have this dance?” he asked. [C] The next dance will be a waltz. [U] Do you take dance lessons? › A dance is also a social occasion at which people dance: [C] the eighth-grade dance

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