hora
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- noun
- /ˈhɔːrə/
- Literature
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hora
- They danced the hora.
- danced the hora
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- I I tweet that's that's Joel Embiid doing the aura a hora at a Jewish wedding.
Examples
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And right after that was my favorite moment of any wedding—the hora!
Blog text (18) -
I wonder if Chaim (Charles -- I must remember to call him Charles) remembers how we danced a hora on the Brighton Express, weaving our way about the poles while other passengers smiled at us.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's time for the hora!
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My class is performing four versions of the hora.
Fiction book (1998) -
But before we all join hands and dance the hora, we must realize that this is a wake-up call.
Blog text (25) -
The zydeco band plays a hora and everyone dances.
Fiction book (2000) -
She danced at my wedding the year before, wearing a blue dress, always blue to match her eyes, joining a circle on the dance floor, lifting her arms and dancing a hora.
Fiction book (2002) -
Our hora circle encompassed the Times Tower, and we danced and sang, drawing passersby into our circle, shouting our slogans of solidarity.
Fiction book (1992) -
LET'S DANCE THE HORA.
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At the wedding, everyone joined together to dance the hora joyfully around the bride and groom.
Synonyms
A loud, lively gathering with dancing and cheering
How Lively
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hora comes from an old Romanian and Slavic word meaning 'dance' and is like the Greek word choros which also means 'dance', as in the English word chorus. So a hora is a lively circle dance people do at celebrations.