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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ballet \Bal"let`\, 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ballet n 1: a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers [syn: {concert dance}] 2: music written for a ballet
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