ritual dance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofritualanddance
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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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dance
noun
uk/dɑːns/us/dæns/
a particular series of movements that you perform to music or the type of music that is connected ...
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(Definition ofritualanddancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He accused me last time of doing a "ritualdance".
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When that happens, we then perform ourritualdance.
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It is as though they needed a sort of totem pole around which to dance thisritualdance.
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But 17 is enough to give me a feeling of taking part in a kind of annualritualdance.
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Thatritualdanceundermines the quality and content of our politics and the way in which they are carried out.
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Indeed, both sides indulge in aritualdancein their approach to legislation.
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Therefore, all the existing arrangements in regard to scrutiny will merely record aritualdance.
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So it would be aritualdancefor us to continue on that basis.
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It is interesting that, at this stage every year, we get into thisritualdance.
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We go into almost aritualdanceabout who shall be members of that body.
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What is the penalty if thatritualdancehas not been gone through?
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We have the sameritualdancetoday but the characters have changed.
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But, after all, the skeletons which come tumbling out of our cupboards to enjoy their periodicalritualdanceall date from that time.
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We are discussing the manuscript amendment and engaged in aritualdanceonly because an error was made.
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They can do many things, including theritualdance.
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We had a similarritualdanceperformed over the draft appeals procedure rules.
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The game of politics may not be aritualdance, but it is rather like a game of picquet, in which two sides hold major and minor hands.
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Remember, we are not engaged in some kind ofritualdanceor tribal ceremony, or a fox hunt with men in red coats and properly selected hounds and ritual rules!
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Songs are rhythmically complex, characterized by frequent metric changes and a close relationship toritualdance.
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