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figurante
fig·u·rante [ fíggyə rnt, fìggyə rntee ] (plural fig·u·rantes)


noun 
Definition:
 
woman ballet dancer: a female ballet dancer who does not perform solo
[Late 18th century. < French, form of figurant (see figurant)]
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