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bal·let / baˈlā/ • n. an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes. ∎  a creative work of this form or the music written for it. ∎  a group of dancers who regularly perform such works: the New York City Ballet. ∎  [in sing.] fig. an elaborate or complicated interaction between people: that delicate and cautious ballet known as the planning process.

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