"square dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: square dances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} square dance (countable and uncountable, plural square dances)
  1. (uncountable) Square dancing. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-square_dance-en-noun-RtBiE-05 Disambiguation of Dances: 45 29 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 37 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 34 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 36 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 35 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 53 34 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 34 14
  2. (countable) A particular instance of square dancing. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-square_dance-en-noun-DQA8uFer

Verb

Forms: square dances [present, singular, third-person], square dancing [participle, present], square danced [participle, past], square danced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} square dance (third-person singular simple present square dances, present participle square dancing, simple past and past participle square danced)
  1. To take part in a square dance. Synonyms: square-dance Derived forms: square dancer Related terms: barn dance, contradance
    Sense id: en-square_dance-en-verb-lU1ObvsM

Inflected forms

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