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TANGO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

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

Derivation:

tango (dance a tango)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Music written in duple time for dancing the tango

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

dance music (music to dance to)

Derivation:

tango (dance a tango)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance a tango

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "tango" 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)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue tango

Derivation:

tango (a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin)

tango (music written in duple time for dancing the tango)

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