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Definition: ballett
Ballet
\Bal"let`\ (b[a^]l"l[asl]` or b[a^]l"l[e^]t; 277), n.
[F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d
Ball, n.]
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.
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2. The company of persons who perform the ballet.
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3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden
or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal
composers; -- also spelled
ballett.
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4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or
more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc.,
according to color.
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