rain dance

/ˌreɪn ˈdæns/
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Other forms: rain dances

Definitions of rain dance
  1. noun
    a ritual dance intended to bring rain
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    types:
    corn dance
    a rain dance of Amerindians
    Hawaiian dancing, hula, hula-hula
    a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
    type of:
    ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing
    a dance that is part of a religious ritual
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