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ceilidh dance

ceilidh dance noun: a type of Scottish dance involving set-step routines, traditionally engaged in at a ceilidh.

Noun

ceilidh dance (plural ceilidh dances)

  1. A type of Scottish dance involving set-step routines, traditionally engaged in at a ceilidh.
    Synonyms:
    ceilidh

Verb

ceilidh dance (third-person singular simple present ceilidh dances, present participle ceilidh dancing, simple past and past participle ceilidh danced)

  1. (intransitive) To take part in a ceilidh dance (noun sense).
    Synonyms:
    ceilidh

Synonyms of ceilidh dance

Forms of ceilidh dance

Noun
pluralceilidh dances
Verb
third-person singular presentceilidh dances
present participleceilidh dancing
past participleceilidh danced
pastceilidh danced

Questions about ceilidh dance

What does ceilidh dance mean?
Ceilidh dance means a type of Scottish dance involving set-step routines, traditionally engaged in at a ceilidh.
What part of speech is ceilidh dance?
Ceilidh dance can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of ceilidh dance?
The plural of ceilidh dance is ceilidh dances.

Words near ceilidh dance in the dictionary

  1. ceiled
  2. ceiler
  3. ceilers
  4. ceili
  5. ceilidh
  6. ceilidh dance
  7. ceilidh dances
  8. ceilidh house
  9. ceilidh houses
  10. ceilidhean
  11. ceilidhed

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