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highland dance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
high-land -dance
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of Scottish set step routine dancing.

verb

To take part in Highland dancing.

Inflected Forms

highland dances (plural) highland dances (present, singular) highland dancing (participle, present) highland danced (participle, past) highland danced (past)

Phrases

barn dance ceilidh dance Highland dancing square dance

Frequently Paired Words

barn dance ceilidh dance Highland dancing square dance

Questions

What does highland dance mean?
A type of Scottish set step routine dancing.

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