Ballet

Definitions

1. A classical form of dance.
   countable, uncountable
2. A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.
   countable, uncountable
3. The company of persons who perform this dance.
   countable, uncountable
4. A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.
   countable, uncountable
5. A (small) ball i.e. roundel on a coat of arms, called a bezant, plate, etc., according to colour.
   countable, uncommon, uncountable
6. Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

38 more languages

العربيةالباليهباليه

Българскибалет

Bosanskibaletбалет

Catalàballet

Češtinabaletbaletní

Ελληνικάμπαλέτομπαλλέτο

Esperantobaletobaletoj

Eestiballett

Suomibaletti

Gaeilgebaile

עבריתבלט

Hrvatskibaletбалет

Magyarbalett

Հայերենբալետ

Bahasa Indonesiabalet

Italianoballetto

日本語バレエ

ქართულიბალეტი

Қазақ тілібалет

한국어발레

Kurdîbalebalet

Македонскибалет

Монголбалет

မြန်မာဘဲလေး

Nederlandsballet

Polskibaletbaletowaćbaletowy

Portuguêsbaléballet

Românăbalet

Русскийбалет

Slovenščinabalet

Shqipbalet

Српскиbaletбалет

Svenskabalett

ไทยบัลเลต์

Türkçebale

ئۇيغۇرچەبالېت

Українськабалет

Tiếng ViệtBa Lê

Examples

“a classically-trained ballet dancer”

“Let's go to the ballet in the theatre tomorrow!”

“Zara joined the ballet at the age of 14.”

“9. Peter West, Ar. bears sable Ballets argent a Lyon Rampant.”

“Food preparation on a potager no doubt⟳ became a kitchen ballet in which pans were constantly shifted, coals constantly replenished, and grates shaken out.”

“Henry Payton joined Alan on the sidelines during the conclusion of the oddly delicate ballet known as On-Scene Investigation.”

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