dancing

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

dancing (countable and uncountable, plural dancings)

  1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
  2. (historical) A dance club in France.
    • 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars:
      New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.
    • 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris, page 44:
      Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

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Verb

dancing

  1. present participle and gerund of dance

Dutch

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing; compare Italian, Spanish and French dancing.

Pronunciation

Noun

dancing m (plural dancings)

  1. (dated) dancehall
    Synonyms: danszaal, danshuis

Italian

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing.

Noun

dancing m (invariable)

  1. dancehall

Spanish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from dancing.

Pronunciation

Noun

dancing m (plural dancings)

  1. dancehall
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