to-do
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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to-do activity, bustle, fuss. XVII. Evolved from such phr. as
with much or
more to do, in which
much and
more were orig. sbs. but were later apprehended as adjs. with
to-do as a sb.
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Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 11/19/2003; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 11/14/2002; ; 462 words
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Reviews: George Piper Dances: Intimate pieces show big thinking
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 2/6/2003; ; 550 words
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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/26/2004; ; 634 words
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Reviews: George Piper Dances
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 11/18/2002; ; 387 words
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Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 7/1/2002; ; 510 words
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Dance, George, jun.
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Dance, George, sen.
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Dance
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
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Dance Takes Off
Book article from: American Decades
DANCE TAKES OFF New Energy The 1960s...City Ballet choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins...alone. Meanwhile, modern dance and ballet began to take on...jazzier, and more athletic dances. The continuing work of Robbins...created a new appreciation of dance among American ...
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