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Samba

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Noun

1. arere, obeche, obechi, samba, triplochiton scleroxcylon

large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

2. samba

music composed for dancing the samba

3. samba

a lively ballroom dance from Brazil

4. samba

a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

Verb

5. samba

dance the samba

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Samba

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verb -bas, -baing or -baed
3. (intransitive)
to perform such a dance
noun plural -bas
1. 
a lively modern ballroom dance from Brazil in bouncy duple time
2. 
a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

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Samba

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noun
1. 
a Brazilian dance of African origin, in duple time, with a syncopated rhythm
2. 
music for this dance
verb intransitive
3. 
to dance the samba

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Samba

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n.
1. A Brazilian dance in duple meter of African origin, performed in groups, by couples, or as a solo.
2. The music for this dance.
intr.v. sam·baed, sam·ba·ing, sam·bas
To perform this dance.

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