"last dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: last dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} last dance (plural last dances)
  1. (informal, figurative) A last run, suggesting a sense of nostalgia. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-last_dance-en-noun-X8V3CvCu
  2. (informal, figurative) A final romantic date or time together. Tags: figuratively, informal
    Sense id: en-last_dance-en-noun-GX7~p379 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 51 15 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 51 16 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 56 12 30
  3. (informal, figurative, sports) The last game or tournament in which a team or the members of a team play or compete together before retirement or moving to another team. Tags: figuratively, informal Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-last_dance-en-noun-Z2-VScrB Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see last, dance. A final performance, or a final act.
    Sense id: en-last_dance-en-noun-DtMEDv~X

Inflected forms

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