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English word ballet comes from Proto-Germanic *balwą (Evil, misfortune.)
*balwą (Proto-Germanic)
Evil, misfortune.
balo (Old High German)
Destruction.
ballo (Italian)
A dance or ball.
balletto (Italian)
Ballet. Ballet music. Dance troupe; corps de ballet.
ballet (French)
Ballet.
ballet (English)
(heraldry) A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour.. (music) A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers.. A classical form of dance.. A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story.. The company of persons [...]