Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The dancers in a ballet troupe who perform as a group and do not appear as soloists.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the chorus of a ballet company
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : corps, corps + de, of + ballet, ballet.]
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