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Date: 1700-1800
Language: German
Origin: walzer, from walzen 'to roll, dance'

waltz

1 noun
     
Related topics: Dance, Music
waltz1 [countable]
1APD a fairly slow dance with a regular pattern of three beats
2APM a piece of music intended for this type of dance:
a Strauss waltz
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