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do-si-do vs contradance

contradance vs do-si-do

do-si-do and contradance both are nouns.

do-si-do is not a verb while contradance is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
do-si-do Yes No No No
contradance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, contradance is a hypernym of do-si-do; that is, contradance is a word with a broader meaning than do-si-do:
  • do-si-do: a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places
  • contradance: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Other hypernyms of do-si-do include contra danse, contredanse, country-dance, country dancing.
do-si-do (noun) contradance (noun)
a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
do-si-do (verb) contradance (verb)
perform a contradance
Difference between do-si-do and contradance

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