ballet
noun [C or U] /ˈbæl.eɪ/
/bælˈeɪ/ Definition
B1 a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an idea, or a theatre work that uses this type of dancing: a ballet dancer By the age of 15 he had already composed his first ballet (= music for a ballet).Ballet balletic /bəˈlet.ɪk/
/-ˈlet̬-/ adjective › balletic movementsBallet
/-ˈlet̬-/ adjective › balletic movementsBallet(Definition of ballet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arabesque noun (DANCE)
- ballerina noun
- ballet shoe noun
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- corps de ballet noun
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