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    RUMBA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk danceplay

    Synonyms:

    rhumba; rumba

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):

    ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    rhumba; rumba

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):

    folk dance; folk dancing (a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumbaplay

    Synonyms:

    rhumba; rumba

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("rumba" is a kind of...):

    dance music (music to dance to)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Dance the rhumbaplay

    Synonyms:

    rhumba; rumba

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "rumba" is one way to...):

    dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

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