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rumba
rum·ba / ˈrəmbə; ˈroŏm-; ˈroōm-/ (also rhum·ba) • n. a rhythmic dance with Spanish and African elements, originating in Cuba. ∎ a piece of music for this dance or in a similar style. ∎ a ballroom dance imitative of this dance. • v. (-bas , -baed / -bəd/ , -ba·ing ) [intr.] dance the rumba. |
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"rumba." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rumba." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rumba.html "rumba." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rumba.html |
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rumba. Cuban dance in 8/8 time which extended into world of jazz c.1930. Orig. perf. by instr. ens. with singer uttering meaningless phrases and syllables. Arthur Benjamin wrote a Jamaican Rumba and rumba rhythm has been used by other composers, e.g. Tippett and McCabe.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rumba." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rumba." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rumba.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rumba." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rumba.html |
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rumba
rumba •blubber, clubber, grubber, lubber, rubber, scrubber, snubber
•Columba, cumber, encumber, Humber, lumbar, lumber, number, outnumber, rumba, slumber, umber
•cucumber • landlubber
•Addis Ababa • Córdoba
•Aqaba • djellaba • mastaba
•Berber, disturber, Djerba, Thurber
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"rumba." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rumba." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rumba.html "rumba." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rumba.html |
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