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SWORD DANCING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sword dancing mean?
• SWORD DANCING (noun)
The noun SWORD DANCING has 1 sense:
1. any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
Familiarity information: SWORD DANCING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
sword dance; sword dancing
Hypernyms ("sword dancing" is a kind of...):
folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))
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