waltz

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an assured victory (especially in an election)
  2. noun music composed in triple time for waltzing
  3. noun a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat

Etymology

From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.

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Synonyms

walk-in

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