Definition of: ballet

(bal′ā, ba·lā′) noun
1. An elaborate kind of dramatic group dance using conventionalized movements, often for narrative effects.
2. This style of dancing.
3. Dancers of ballet, expecially a company of such dancers.
4. A danced interlude, as in an opera.
5. A musical composition written as an accompaniment to a ballet performance. [<F, dim. of bal a dance. See BALL².]