dance vs square dance

square dance vs dance

dance and square dance both are nouns.

dance and square dance both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
square dance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, square dance is a hyponym of dance; that is, square dance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dance:

dance: move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
square dance: dance in formation

Other hyponyms of dance include jive, hoof, clog, tap dance, belly dance, heel, shimmy, bebop, bop, bump, twist, waltz, waltz around, tap, tapdance, tango, shag, foxtrot, contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, break-dance, break, break dance, cakewalk, conga, samba, two-step, Charleston, boogie, cha-cha, disco, mambo, polka, one-step, rhumba, rumba, mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash, jig, jitterbug, folk dance, quickstep, kick, skank, grind, twerk.

dance (noun)	square dance (noun)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	American country dancing in which couples form squares
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
a party for social dancing
a party of people assembled for dancing

dance (verb)	square dance (verb)
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance	dance in formation
move in a graceful and rhythmical way
skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

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