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corps de ballet

corps de ballet noun: chorus line, ballet personnel.

Noun

corps de ballet (plural corps de ballet)

  1. chorus line, ballet personnel
    • And the gymnastic corps de ballet, choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, gives further, infectious life to that feeling of perpetual motion, of a speeding, unceasing course of human events.2015 August 5, “Review: `Hamilton,' Young Rebels Changing History and Theater”, in The New York Times

Forms of corps de ballet

pluralcorps de ballet

Origin of corps de ballet

French

Questions about corps de ballet

What does corps de ballet mean?
Corps de ballet means chorus line, ballet personnel.
What part of speech is corps de ballet?
Corps de ballet is a noun.
What is the plural of corps de ballet?
The plural of corps de ballet is corps de ballet.

Words near corps de ballet in the dictionary

  1. corpotentorium
  2. Corprew
  3. Corprews
  4. corps
  5. corps d'armée
  6. corps de ballet
  7. corps de garde
  8. corps de logis
  9. corps-a-corps
  10. corps.
  11. corpse

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