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ballerina
(bal′ə rē′nə)
noun
a girl or woman ballet dancer
Origin: It < ballare: see ball
See ballerina in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A principal woman dancer in a ballet company.
- A woman ballet dancer.
Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , from ballare, to dance
Origin: , from Late Latin ballāre
Origin: , from Greek ballizein; see ball2
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