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beguines

beguines is the plural of beguine.

Meaning of beguine

Noun

beguine (plural beguines)

  1. A ballroom dance, similar to a slow rumba, originally from French West Indies and popularized abroad largely through the song "Begin the Beguine"; the music for the dance.
    • When they begin the beguine, / It brings back the sound of music so tender / It brings back the night of tropical splendor, / It brings back a memory ever green.1935, Cole Porter, Begin the Beguine

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Noun capitalized: Beguines

Beguines

  1. (plural) plural of Beguine

Questions about beguines

What is beguines the plural of?
Beguines is the plural of beguine.
What part of speech is beguines?
Beguines is a noun.

Words near beguines in the dictionary

  1. beguilts
  2. beguilty
  3. beguinage
  4. beguinages
  5. beguine
  6. beguines
  7. Beguito Nuevo
  8. Beguito Viejo
  9. begum
  10. begummed
  11. begumming

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