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square dance vs country-dance

country-dance vs square dance

square dance and country-dance both are nouns.

square dance and country-dance both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
square dance Yes No Yes No
country-dance Yes No Yes No
As nouns, country-dance is a hypernym of square dance; that is, country-dance is a word with a broader meaning than square dance:
  • square dance: American country dancing in which couples form squares
  • country-dance: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Other hypernyms of square dance include contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing.
square dance (noun) country-dance (noun)
American country dancing in which couples form squares a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
square dance (verb) country-dance (verb)
dance in formation perform a contradance
Difference between square dance and country-dance

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