"gravedance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gravedances [plural]
Etymology: grave + dance Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grave|dance}} grave + dance Head templates: {{en-noun}} gravedance (plural gravedances)
  1. A celebratory dance performed on a grave.
    Sense id: en-gravedance-en-noun-RhQ2x9av Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 15 20
  2. (figurative) The celebration of a person's downfall. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-gravedance-en-noun-5PqbR2Jo

Verb

Forms: gravedances [present, singular, third-person], gravedancing [participle, present], gravedanced [participle, past], gravedanced [past]
Etymology: grave + dance Etymology templates: {{compound|en|grave|dance}} grave + dance Head templates: {{en-verb}} gravedance (third-person singular simple present gravedances, present participle gravedancing, simple past and past participle gravedanced)
  1. Synonym of dance on someone's grave Synonyms: dance on someone's grave [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-gravedance-en-verb-sFaELx66

Inflected forms

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