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单词 maxina
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Maxinan.

Brit. /makˈsiːnə/, U.S. /mækˈsinə/
Forms: 1900s– Maxina, 1900s– maxina.
Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare maxixe n. (The female forename Maxine is only recorded from slightly later in the 20th cent.)
A type of ballroom dance in common time, introduced in England in 1917.
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1917 Dancing Times Sept. 379/2 The dance competition on Thursday was somewhat shorter than usual... The result was: ‘Maxina’, first certificate: Madame Low Hurndall (London); ‘The Jutland’, second certificate.
1949 V. Silvester Old Time Dancing 80 The Maxina was introduced at a competition for a new dance organised by the British Association of Teachers of Dancing in 1917, and was awarded the first prize.
1977 N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. i. 10/4 Bob Cunis' veleta—or should it be maxina?—footwork on his approach at the crease may have originated in ‘Bluey's’ subsequent footwork on the mat.
1999 Canberra Times (Nexis) 20 Mar. a7 They danced the Maxina, and then the Valetta Waltz with dads and mums.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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