different between dancing vs majorette

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??n.s??/, /?dæn.s??/
• Rhymes: -??ns??, -æns??

Noun

dancing (countable and uncountable, plural dancings)

1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
2. (historical) A dance club in France.
   • 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars

     New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.

   • 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)

     Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

dancing

1. present participle of dance

Italian

Etymology

From English.

Noun

dancing m (invariable)

1. dance hall

Spanish

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?dan?in/, [?d?ãn?.??n]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /?dansin/, [?d?ãn.s?n]

Noun

dancing m (plural dancings)

1. dance hall

English

Etymology

major +? -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?.d?????t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Hyphenation: ma?jor?ette

Noun

majorette (plural majorettes)

1. A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band.

Translations

See also

• marching band
• cheerleader

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: mardyoret
  • ? English: marjoret

Further reading

• Majorettes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons