"break-dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: break-dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} break-dance (countable and uncountable, plural break-dances)
  1. Alternative form of breakdance Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: breakdance
    Sense id: en-break-dance-en-noun-WTDsM-~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Verb

Forms: break-dances [present, singular, third-person], break-dancing [participle, present], break-danced [participle, past], break-danced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} break-dance (third-person singular simple present break-dances, present participle break-dancing, simple past and past participle break-danced)
  1. Alternative form of breakdance Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: breakdance
    Sense id: en-break-dance-en-verb-WTDsM-~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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