Thesaurus: ballet
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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- n. 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.
- n. The company of persons who perform the ballet.
- n. A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
- n. A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
- n. a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
- n. music written for a ballet
- 1. 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. 2. The company of persons who perform the ballet. 3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers. 4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color.
- A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus,-- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
- n:100 n. a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers n. music written for a ballet