ballet

Pronunciation: /bælˈeɪ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
  2. noun music written for a ballet

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballet, from Italian balletto (“short dance, ballet”), diminutive form of ballo (“group dance”), from Late Latin ballō (“to dance”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

concert dance

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
stage dancing
Narrower (hyponyms)
comedy ballet, modern ballet, classical ballet

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