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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•le•ri•na /ˌbæləˈrinə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -nas. - Music and Dancea female ballet dancer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bal•le•ri•na (bal′ə rē′nə),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea principal female dancer in a ballet company. Cf. prima ballerina.
- Music and Danceany female ballet dancer.
- Clothinga woman's very low-heeled or heelless shoe or slipper, made to resemble a ballet slipper. Cf. ballet slipper.
- Old French; see -ery) + -ino -ine1
- Late Latin; see ball2) + -eria
- Italian, feminine of ballerino professional dancer, probably equivalent to baller(ia) dance (ball(are) to dance (
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ballerina /ˌbæləˈriːnə/ n - a female ballet dancer
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, feminine of ballerino dancing master, from ballare to dance, from Late Latin ballāre: see ball² |