ballet

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: billet, bullet, pallet, mallet, sallet, callet, ballot, baller, wallet, balled, gallet

Antonyms: billet, bullet, pallet, mallet, sallet, callet, ballot, baller, wallet, balled, gallet

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Noun

{{senseid|en|Q41425}}{{lb|en|dances}} A [[classical]] form of [[dance]].
{{senseid|en|Q15079786}}A [[theatrical]] [[presentation]] of such [[dancing]], usually with [[music]], sometimes in the form of a [[story]].
The company of persons who perform this dance.
{{lb|en|music}} A light [[part song]], frequently with a fa-la-la [[chorus]], common among [[Elizabethan]] and [[Italian]] [[Renaissance]] [[composer]]s.
{{lb|en|heraldiccharge|uncommon}} A (small) [[ball]] i.e. [[roundel]] on a [[coat of arms]], called a [[bezant]], [[plate]], etc., according to colour.
{{lb|en|figurative}} Any [[intricate]] [[series]] of [[operation]]s involving [[coordination]] between individuals.

{{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[perform]] an [[action]] [[reminiscent]] of ballet [[dancing]].

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