"last dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: last dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} last dance (plural last dances)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see last, dance. It can also be a final performance, or the final act in a dance performance.
    Sense id: en-last_dance-en-noun-nx8PVReK
  2. (figurative) A last run. In this sense, it often suggests nostalgia. In sports, it could be the last time a team or a team's players are together before retirement or moving to another team. It can also be final romantic fling or time together. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-last_dance-en-noun-6ehMuV2g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

Inflected forms

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