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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

diversion, recreation go
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

saltation, dancing, dance, terpsichore go
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

social dancing go
dancing as part of a social occasion

folk dancing, folk dance go
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)

country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

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longways, longways dance go
country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
square dance, square dancing go
American country dancing in which couples form squares
do-si-do go
a square-dance figure
promenade go
a square dance figure
sashay go
a square dance figure
swing go
a square dance figure
landler go
a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time