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sundances

sundances is the plural of sundance.

Meaning of sundance

Noun

sundance (plural sundances)

  1. Any of various Native American religious rituals with songs, dances, praying, etc.
    • Of course before this there will be lesser fights with Indian foes and whites, and much village life, moving, sundances and other ceremonials to record and a great hunt on the Yellowstone […]1992, Mari Sandoz, Helen Winter Stauffer, Letters of Mari Sandoz, page 340
  2. Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of the Southern United States, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.

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Questions about sundances

What is sundances the plural of?
Sundances is the plural of sundance.

Words near sundances in the dictionary

  1. Sundaily
  2. Sundaland
  3. Sundalander
  4. Sundalanders
  5. sundance
  6. sundances
  7. Sundanese
  8. Sundanese script
  9. sundang
  10. sundangs
  11. Sundar

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