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ballet

The correct spelling is ballet.

How to pronounce ballet

/bælæe/
noun

IPA: /bælæe/

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The correct spelling is ballet. A classical form of dance.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A classical form of dance.
  2. 2.A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
  3. 3.The company of persons who perform this dance.
  4. 4.A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
  5. 5.A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.

verb

  1. 1.To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

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