noun

ballet

ballet

She takes ballet lessons every Saturday.

She takes ballet lessons every Saturday.

We went to see the ballet last night.

We went to see the ballet last night.

to take ballet lessons to learn ballet She takes ballet lessons every Saturday.

to see the ballet to watch a ballet performance We went to see the ballet last night.

Synonyms: dance

From French 'ballet', diminutive of Old French 'bal' (dance), from Italian 'balletto'.

Sounds like 'ball' + 'let'. Remember 'Let's go to the ball (dance)'. Many dance terms are French.

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