"dance-off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dance-offs [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance English -off English dance-off From dance + -off. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dance|-off|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Vulgar Latin *dantiāreder. Anglo-Norman dauncerbor. Middle English dauncen English dance English -off English dance-off [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "dauncer", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Vulgar Latin", "term" : "*dantiāre", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-vul" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Anglo-Norman", "term" : "dancier", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "xno" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "dauncen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-off", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dance-off", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dance-off"> From dance + -off. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dance-off (plural dance-offs)
  1. An informal dance competition between two or more dancers.

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