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riverdance en · NOUN

Etymology

From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

Meanings

  1. A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.

Forms

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riverdances Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

riverdancer

riverdance en · VERB

Etymology

From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

Meanings

  1. To perform this style of dance.
    • And in a burst of Celtic drums and fiddles, a bosomy colleen with a jaunty green hat and suit jacket riverdanced onto the stage, clogging with a surprising degree of expertise, barely restrained breasts jiggling. 2014, Jeff Abbott, Cut and Run:

Forms

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riverdancing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
riverdances Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
riverdanced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
riverdanced Tense=Past lexicographic