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last dance

last dance noun: a last run, suggesting a sense of nostalgia.

Noun

last dance (plural last dances)

  1. (figuratively, informal) A last run, suggesting a sense of nostalgia.
    • That movie will be his last dance .
  2. (figuratively, informal) A final romantic date or time together.
  3. (figuratively, informal) The last game or tournament in which a team or the members of a team play or compete together before retirement or moving to another team.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see last, dance. A final performance, or a final act.

Forms of last dance

plurallast dances

Questions about last dance

What does last dance mean?
Last dance means a last run, suggesting a sense of nostalgia.
What part of speech is last dance?
Last dance is a noun.
What is the plural of last dance?
The plural of last dance is last dances.

Words near last dance in the dictionary

  1. last casts
  2. last chance saloon
  3. last chicken in the shop
  4. last common ancestor
  5. last common ancestors
  6. last dance
  7. last dances
  8. last day
  9. last ditch
  10. last eight
  11. last eights

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