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Ring a Ring o' Roses

Ring a Ring o' Roses proper noun: a traditional children's game involving dancing in a ring around a person in the middle.

Proper noun

Ring a Ring o' Roses

  1. A traditional children's game involving dancing in a ring around a person in the middle.

Forms of Ring a Ring o' Roses

alternative formRing a Ring o' Rosie
alternative formRing around the Rosie
alternative formRing around the Rosy
alternative formring-around-the-rosy

Questions about Ring a Ring o' Roses

What does Ring a Ring o' Roses mean?
Ring a Ring o' Roses means a traditional children's game involving dancing in a ring around a person in the middle.
What part of speech is Ring a Ring o' Roses?
Ring a Ring o' Roses is a proper noun.

Words near Ring a Ring o' Roses in the dictionary

  1. rinforzandi
  2. rinforzando
  3. rinforzandos
  4. ring
  5. ring a bell
  6. Ring a Ring o' Roses
  7. Ring a Ring o' Rosie
  8. ring around
  9. Ring around the Rosie
  10. Ring around the Rosy
  11. ring back

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