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ballerina

bal·le·ri·na [ bàllə rnə ] (plural bal·le·ri·nas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. woman dancer: a woman ballet dancer

2. principal woman ballet dancer: a woman dancer in a ballet company who is regularly given principal parts

[Late 18th century. < Italian, "woman dancing teacher" < ballare "to dance" < Greek ballizein]
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