Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avant-dance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: avan-t--dance
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

avant-garde dance music

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Alex Ayuli and Rudy Tambala, the British duo behind the luminary avant-dance crew A. R. Kane, play music from their new atmospheric pop record New Clear Child."
"The infinite varieties of avant-dance might never sell, and the mainspring of alt-rock is nearly all sprung out."

Etymology

Blend of avant-garde + dance.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does avant-dance mean?: avant-garde dance music
Where does avant-dance come from?: Blend of avant-garde + dance.

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