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waltzround dance performed to music in triple time, extraordinarily popular as a fashionable dance from late 18c. to late 19c., the dance itself probably of Bohemian origin, 1781, from German Waltzer, from [..]
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waltz1794, from waltz (n.). Meaning "to move nimbly" (as one does in dancing a waltz) is recorded from 1862. Related: Waltzed; waltzing.
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waltzA dance written in triple time, where the accent falls on the first beat of each measure.
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waltzdance a waltz walk-in: an assured victory (especially in an election) music composed in triple time for waltzing a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat The waltz is a b [..]
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waltza competition for teams of 3 or more in which the team's score at each hole is determined as:
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waltzTo see the waltz danced, foretells that you will have pleasant relations with a cheerful and adventuresome person. For a young woman to waltz with her lover, denotes that she will be the object of much admiration, but none will seek her for a wife. If she sees her lover waltzing with a rival, she will overcome obstacles to her desires with strategy [..]
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waltz A dance in triple meter which was very popular during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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waltz(n) an assured victory (especially in an election)(n) music composed in triple time for waltzing(n) a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat(v) dance a waltz
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waltza dance in triple time which probably originated from the German Ländler and is still a very popular form.
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waltzA popular nineteenth-century dance in moderate to fast triple meter.
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waltza musical piece with a triple meter, often in 3/4 producing a "1,2,3... 1,2,3" feel. The songs most often accentuate the "1" and accompany the historical waltz dance.
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waltzA waltz is a type of dance. One strong beat is followed by two lighter ones (a tum ti ti, tum ti ti rhythm).
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waltzBallroom dance in triple meter, the music for this dance.
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waltz
A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
(informal) A simple task.
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