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Definition of bolero noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bolero

noun
 
/bəˈleərəʊ/
 
/bəˈlerəʊ/
(plural boleros)
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  1. a traditional Spanish dance; a piece of music for this dance
    • Ravel’s Bolero
    Topics Musicc2
  2.  
    /bəˈleərəʊ/,
     
    /ˈbɒlərəʊ/
     
    /bəˈlerəʊ/
     a short jacket that is not fastened at the front
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Spanish.
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