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waltz

UK/wɒlts/ US/wɔːlts/ fairly common informal
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

music composed in triple time for waltzing

3.

a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat

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verb

1.

Origin

From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.

Phrases

  • bridal waltz
  • cross-step waltz
  • English waltz
  • French waltz
  • international standard waltz
  • slow waltz
  • Viennese waltz
  • waltz Matilda
  • waltz time

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