ballet
/bælæe/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
- A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.
- Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
- To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing.
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