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riverdance

riverdance noun: a theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.

Noun

riverdance (plural riverdances)

  1. A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.

Verb

riverdance (third-person singular simple present riverdances, present participle riverdancing, simple past and past participle riverdanced)

  1. To perform this style of dance.
    • And in a burst of Celtic drums and fiddles, a bosomy colleen with a jaunty green hat and suit jacket riverdanced onto the stage, clogging with a surprising degree of expertise, barely restrained breasts jiggling.2014, Jeff Abbott, Cut and Run

Forms of riverdance

Noun
pluralriverdances
Verb
third-person singular presentriverdances
present participleriverdancing
past participleriverdanced
pastriverdanced

Origin of riverdance

From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

Words formed from riverdance

Questions about riverdance

What does riverdance mean?
Riverdance means a theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.
What part of speech is riverdance?
Riverdance can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of riverdance?
The plural of riverdance is riverdances.

Words near riverdance in the dictionary

  1. rivercraft
  2. Riverdale
  3. Riverdale Park
  4. riverdamsel
  5. riverdamsels
  6. riverdance
  7. riverdanced
  8. riverdancer
  9. riverdancers
  10. riverdances
  11. riverdancing

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