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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

ritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial dance
a dance that is part of a religious ritual

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apache devil dance go
a ritual dance of the Apache
danse macabre, dance of death go
a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
ghost dance go
a religious dance of Native Americans looking for communication with the dead
pyrrhic go
an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare
rain dance go
a ritual dance intended to bring rain
snake dance go
a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked
sun dance go
a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice
war dance go
a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory