maître de ballet
[ French me-truh duh ba-ley ]
/ French ˌmɛ trə də baˈleɪ /
noun, plural maî·tres de bal·let [French me-truh duh ba-ley]. /French ˌmɛ trə də baˈleɪ/.
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1815–25; <French: master of ballet
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