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1. (n.) ballet
theatrical dance characterized by graceful, balanced movements with fully extended limbs, initiated from a restricted set of body positions.
2. ballet
a theatrical work incorporating ballet dancing, music, and scenery to tell a story or convey a thematic atmosphere.
3. ballet
a company of ballet dancers.
Etymology: (1660–70; < F, MF < It balletto)
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| Definition of 'ballet' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ballet, concert dance
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
2. (noun) ballet
music written for a ballet
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1. (noun) ballet
classical dance
I love ballet.; ballet classes/shoes
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| Definition of 'ballet' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ballet
an artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing
2. (noun) ballet
the company of persons who perform the ballet
3. (noun) ballet
a light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers
4. (noun) ballet
a bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color
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Sense: a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story
Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.
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 Afrikaans: ballet |
 Arabic: رَقْصَةُ أو عَرْض باليه |
 Bulgarian: балет |
 Brazilian: balé |
 Czech: balet |
 German: das Ballett |
 Danish: ballet |
 Greek: μπαλέτο (ως θεατρικό δρώμ |
 Spanish: ballet |
 Estonian: ballett |
 Farsi: رقص باله |
 Finnish: baletti |
 French: ballet |
 Hebrew: בָּלֶט |
 Hindi: नृत्य नाटिका, नाटक |
 Croatian: balet |
 Hungarian: balett |
 Indonesian: balet |
 Icelandic: ballett |
 Italian: balletto |
 Japanese: バレエ |
 Korean: 무용극 |
 Lithuanian: baletas |
 Latvian: balets |
 Malay: balet |
 Dutch: ballet |
 Norwegian: ballett; ballett- |
 Polish: balet |
 Persian: رقص باله |
 Pashto: د بالټ نڅا، نڅا د ډلې په |
 Portuguese: bailado |
 Romanian: balet |
 Russian: балет |
 Slovak: balet |
 Slovenian: balet |
 Serbian: balet |
 Swedish: balett |
 Thai: การเต้นบัลเล่ต์; การเต้นร |
 Turkish: bale |
 Taiwanese: 芭蕾舞劇 |
 Ukrainian: балет |
 Urdu: بَیلےرقص |
 Vietnamese: kịch balê |
 Chinese: 芭蕾舞剧 |
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