BALLET
\bˈale͡ɪ], \bˈaleɪ], \b_ˈa_l_eɪ]\
Definitions of BALLET
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
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The company of persons who perform the ballet.
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A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
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A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, - most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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The company of persons who perform the ballet.
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A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
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A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, - most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
By Noah Webster.
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An artistic dance; a complete pantomime or play in which a story is told, and actions, characters, and passions are shown by gestures, accompanied by music and dancing; the company of persons who perform the dance or the play.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A theatrical exhibition acted chiefly in dancing.
By Daniel Lyons
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A theatrical scene performed by dancing.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] A theatrical exhibition with music, dancing, decoration, &c.
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