ballet

noun

(dance) A classical form of dance.

A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.

The company of persons who perform this dance.

(figurative) Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.

(music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.

(heraldry, uncommon) A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.

verb

(transitive, intransitive) To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.

Roots

balloball- · Greek · throw

Synonyms for ballet

choreodrama dancen choreographyn operan pantomimen operettan

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