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prima ballerina

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(prē′mə)

the principal woman dancer in a ballet company

Origin: It, lit., first ballerina

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noun

The leading woman dancer in a ballet company.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: : prima

Origin: , feminine of primo, first

Origin: + ballerina, ballerina

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