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 Definitions of ballet  [æˈleɪ, ˈbæl eɪ]  

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Definition of 'ballet' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'ballet' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'ballet' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) ballet
classical dance
I love ballet.; ballet classes/shoes


Definition of 'ballet' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'ballet' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a theatrical performance of dancing with set steps and mime, often telling a story
Swan Lake is my favourite ballet.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ballet Arabic flag Arabic: رَقْصَةُ أو عَرْض باليه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: балет
Brazilian flag Brazilian: balé Czech flag Czech: balet German flag German: das Ballett
Danish flag Danish: ballet Greek flag Greek: μπαλέτο (ως θεατρικό δρώμ Spanish flag Spanish: ballet
Estonian flag Estonian: ballett Farsi flag Farsi: رقص باله Finnish flag Finnish: baletti
French flag French: ballet Hebrew flag Hebrew: בָּלֶט Hindi flag Hindi: नृत्य नाटिका, नाटक
Croatian flag Croatian: balet Hungarian flag Hungarian: balett Indonesian flag Indonesian: balet
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ballett Italian flag Italian: balletto Japanese flag Japanese: バレエ
Korean flag Korean: 무용극 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: baletas Latvian flag Latvian: balets
Malay flag Malay: balet Dutch flag Dutch: ballet Norwegian flag Norwegian: ballett; ballett-
Polish flag Polish: balet Persian flag Persian: رقص باله Pashto flag Pashto: د بالټ نڅا، نڅا د ډلې په
Portuguese flag Portuguese: bailado Romanian flag Romanian: balet Russian flag Russian: балет
Slovak flag Slovak: balet Slovenian flag Slovenian: balet Serbian flag Serbian: balet
Swedish flag Swedish: balett Thai flag Thai: การเต้นบัลเล่ต์; การเต้นร Turkish flag Turkish: bale
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 芭蕾舞劇 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: балет Urdu flag Urdu: بَیلےرقص
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: kịch balê Chinese flag Chinese: 芭蕾舞剧

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