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country-dance vs square dancing

square dancing vs country-dance

country-dance and square dancing both are nouns.

country-dance is a verb but square dancing is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
country-dance Yes No Yes No
square dancing Yes No No No
As nouns, square dancing is a hyponym of country-dance; that is, square dancing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than country-dance:
  • country-dance: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
  • square dancing: American country dancing in which couples form squares
Other hyponyms of country-dance include longways, longways dance, square dance, do-si-do, promenade, sashay, swing, landler.
country-dance (noun) square dancing (noun)
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line American country dancing in which couples form squares
country-dance (verb) square dancing (verb)
perform a contradance
Difference between country-dance and square dancing

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