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vernacular dance

vernacular dance noun: any form of dance that evolves naturally within a particular community, without the intervention of professional choreographers.

Noun

vernacular dance (countable and uncountable, plural vernacular dances)

  1. Any form of dance that evolves naturally within a particular community, without the intervention of professional choreographers.
    Synonyms:
    street dance

Synonyms of vernacular dance

Forms of vernacular dance

pluralvernacular dances

Questions about vernacular dance

What does vernacular dance mean?
Vernacular dance means any form of dance that evolves naturally within a particular community, without the intervention of professional choreographers.
What part of speech is vernacular dance?
Vernacular dance is a noun.
What is the plural of vernacular dance?
The plural of vernacular dance is vernacular dances.

Words near vernacular dance in the dictionary

  1. vernacle
  2. vernacles
  3. vernacular
  4. vernacular architecture
  5. vernacular architectures
  6. vernacular dance
  7. vernacular dances
  8. vernacular dialect
  9. vernacular dialects
  10. vernacular name
  11. vernacular names

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