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fairy ballet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
fairy bal-let
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of ballet that developed in the 19th century, featuring fantasy characters and often employing technical effects.

Uncountable

noun

An individual ballet in this genre.

Countable

Etymology

Calque of French ballet-féerie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fairy ballets (plural)

Phrases

fairy opera

Frequently Paired Words

fairy opera

Questions

What does fairy ballet mean?
A genre of ballet that developed in the 19th century, featuring fantasy characters and often employing technical effects.
Where does fairy ballet come from?
Calque of French ballet-féerie.

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