Reference meaning
rumba
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syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
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Other meanings
2. noun
a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement
3. noun
a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
4. verb
dance the rhumba
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