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longways vs contredanse

contredanse vs longways

longways and contredanse both are nouns.

longways is not a verb while contredanse is a verb.

longways is an adverb but contredanse is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
longways Yes No No Yes
contredanse Yes No Yes No
As nouns, contredanse is a hypernym of longways; that is, contredanse is a word with a broader meaning than longways:
  • longways: country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
  • contredanse: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Other hypernyms of longways include contra danse, contradance, country-dance, country dancing.
longways (noun) contredanse (noun)
country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
longways (verb) contredanse (verb)
perform a contradance
longways (adverb) contredanse (adverb)
in the direction of the length
Difference between longways and contredanse

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