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nondance

nondance adjective: unrelated to the world of dance.

Adjective

nondance (not comparable)

  1. Unrelated to the world of dance
    • Much has been made in recent interviews of Mr. Bourne’s intense interest in satisfying his audiences, particularly nondance audiences who, he feels, may need a way into scarily wordless dance-dramas.2007 March 19, Jennifer Dunning, “The Strange Career of a Boy With an Edge, or Several”, in New York Times

Noun

nondance (plural nondances)

  1. Something that is not exactly a dance
    • Angel 8 PM, a solo, began with a wonderfully funny nondance.1988 March 4, Justin Hayford, “Ambiguous Gestures”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of nondance

Adjective
alternative formnon-dance
Noun
pluralnondances

Origin of nondance

From non- + dance.

Questions about nondance

What does nondance mean?
Nondance means unrelated to the world of dance.
What part of speech is nondance?
Nondance can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nondance in the dictionary

  1. nondamaged
  2. nondamaging
  3. nondamnation
  4. nondamped
  5. nondamping
  6. nondance
  7. nondancer
  8. nondancercise
  9. nondancers
  10. nondances
  11. nondancing

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