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a style of dancing that tells a dramatic story with music but no talking or singing 芭蕾舞 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
- [countable]
a story or work of art performed by a group of ballet dancers 芭蕾舞剧 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
- [countable + singular or plural verb]
a group of dancers who work and perform ballet together 芭蕾舞团 members of the Royal Ballet 皇家芭蕾舞团成员
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- contemporary
- modern
- …
- learn
- study
- teach
- …
- music
- dancer
- company
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian balletto, diminutive of ballo ‘dance’, from late Latin ballare ‘to dance’; related to Greek ballizein ‘to dance’.