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Plural of dance

regular plural

The plural of dance is dances.

Forms of dance

Singulardance /dɑːns/
Pluraldances /ˈdɑːnsɪz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Dances in a sentence

  • "I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels?1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter II, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
  • White Americans engaged in cultural appropriation when they performed dances involving blackface and mock Native American regalia.From the entry cultural appropriation
  • Progressive dances typically start with the leader and the follower facing and backing line of dance, respectively.From the entry line of dance
  • Dance games, where the player dances on a pad in time with on-screen cues, are a popular form of exergaming.From the entry exergaming
  • She dances when she becomes impatient.From the entry impatient

Meaning of dance

  1. noun A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
  2. noun A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
  3. noun The art, profession, and study of dancing.

Full definition of dance

Questions about the plural of dance

What is the plural of dance?
The plural of dance is dances.
Is dance countable?
Dance is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dance (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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