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antiballet

antiballet noun: a ballet that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of ballet.

Noun

antiballet (plural antiballets)

  1. A ballet that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of ballet.
    • I frequently think of Cunningham's dances as antiballets, but not because I think he is trying to provoke controversy or attack the other form.1985, Marcia B. Siegel, The Shapes of Change: Images of American Dance, page 326
    • We decided to do an antiballet about someone who lies down most of the time, or just crawls around on the floor.1987, The National Storytelling Journal, volume 4, number 1, page 29

Forms of antiballet

pluralantiballets

Origin of antiballet

From anti- + ballet.

Questions about antiballet

What does antiballet mean?
Antiballet means a ballet that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of ballet.
What part of speech is antiballet?
Antiballet is a noun.
What is the plural of antiballet?
The plural of antiballet is antiballets.

Words near antiballet in the dictionary

  1. antibacteriophage
  2. antibailout
  3. Antibalaka
  4. Antibalakas
  5. antibaldness
  6. antiballet
  7. antiballets
  8. antiballing
  9. antiballistic
  10. antiballistic missile
  11. antiballistic missiles

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