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Rumba

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Noun

1. rhumba, rumba

syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba

2. rhumba, rumba

a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement

3. rhumba, rumba

a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance

Verb

4. rhumba, rumba

dance the rhumba

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rumba

see synonyms of rumba
noun
1. 
a rhythmic and syncopated Cuban dance in duple time
2. 
a ballroom dance derived from this
3. 
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Rumba

see synonyms of rumba
noun
1. 
a dance of Cuban origin and complex rhythm
2. 
a modern ballroom adaptation of this, with strong rhythmic movements of the lower part of the body
3. 
music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance
verb intransitive
4. 
to dance the rumba

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rumba

see synonyms of rumba
n.
1. A dance of Cuban origin, combining complex footwork with a pronounced movement of the hips.
2. A modern ballroom adaptation of this dance.
3. The music for either of these dances.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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