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Ballet

English

balletnoun

Alternative meanings

ballet; classical dance; artistic stage dance form; theatrical performance with music, technique, and body movement

Pronunciation

bah-LET

Root and affixes

Modern loanword used for ballet. It relates to sayaw, meaning dance.

Variants or conjugations

ballet; ballet dance; classical dance; stage dance

Related words and expressions

dance; music; stage; art; theater; dancer; performance

Meaning and usage notes

Ballet is understood as an international loanword. For dance in general, use sayaw; for dancer, use mananayaw.

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Example 1

Nagtuon siya og ballet sukad pagkabata.

He/she has studied ballet since childhood.

Example 2

Nindot kaayo ang pasundayag sa ballet.

The ballet performance was very beautiful.

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