"biddance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biddances [plural]
Etymology: From bid + -ance. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bid|-ance}} bid + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biddance (countable and uncountable, plural biddances)
  1. Synonym of bidding Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: bidding [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-biddance-en-noun-T9tOrDIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ance: 57 43
  2. Synonym of invitation Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: invitation [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-biddance-en-noun-xvQt7LR1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for biddance meaning in English (1.6kB)

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