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danceathon

danceathon noun: a charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.

Noun

danceathon (plural danceathons)

  1. A charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.
    • The first-time event, modeled after a Seattle danceathon, raised an estimated $10,000...1989 June, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 22, number 9, page 12
    • Out of desperation promoters hit upon the idea of marathon events - walkathons, danceathons, and almost inevitably skateathons.2009, Adam Russ, 101 Sports Not to Try, page 140

Forms of danceathon

pluraldanceathons

Origin of danceathon

From dance + -athon.

Questions about danceathon

What does danceathon mean?
Danceathon means a charity event in which participants engage in a prolonged session of dancing.
What part of speech is danceathon?
Danceathon is a noun.
What is the plural of danceathon?
The plural of danceathon is danceathons.

Words near danceathon in the dictionary

  1. danceability
  2. danceable
  3. danceables
  4. danceaholic
  5. danceaholics
  6. danceathon
  7. danceathons
  8. danceband
  9. dancebands
  10. dancecard
  11. dancecards

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