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antidance

antidance adjective: opposing dancing.

Adjective

antidance (not comparable)

  1. Opposing dancing.
    • Issuance of the 1892 “Rules for Indian Courts” reified this law, albeit the implementation of BIA antidance policy varied among the Western Indian agencies; nevertheless, many ceremonies became defunct […]2005, Suzanne J. Crawford, Dennis F. Kelley, American Indian Religious Traditions: An Encyclopedia, page 211

Origin of antidance

From anti- + dance.

Questions about antidance

What does antidance mean?
Antidance means opposing dancing.
What part of speech is antidance?
Antidance is an adjective.

Words near antidance in the dictionary

  1. antidactylus
  2. antidairy
  3. antidam
  4. antidamage
  5. antidamping
  6. antidance
  7. antidancing
  8. antidandruff
  9. antidark
  10. antidarkening
  11. antidarwinian

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