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prima ballerina Definition

prima ballerina (prē′mə)

noun

the principal woman dancer in a ballet company

Etymology: It, lit., first ballerina

prima ballerina Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: After her first ballet class at the age of seven, Herrera knew that she was destined to become a prima ballerina.
  • partner: This was the first role in which he partnered the English prima ballerina, Margot Fonteyn.

Adjective modifier

  • former: Marcia Haydee, the former prima ballerina of the Stuttgart Ballet, is one of the most renowned dramatic ballerinas of the twentieth century.
  • English: This was the first role in which he partnered the English prima ballerina, Margot Fonteyn.

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