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ballett
[ba-
let
]
WORD ORIGIN
noun
an early 17th-century dancelike vocal composition similar to the madrigal in style.
Origin of
ballett
1585–95;
perhaps variant of obsolete
ballette
(see
ballet
,
-ette
)
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