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riverdance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
river-dance
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.

verb

To perform this style of dance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

riverdances (plural) riverdances (present, singular) riverdancing (participle, present) riverdanced (participle, past) riverdanced (past)

Derived Forms

riverdancer

Questions

What does riverdance mean?
A theatrical show based on traditional Irish music and dance.
Where does riverdance come from?
From river + dance, originally the trademarked name of an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

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