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Definition of corps de ballet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

corps de ballet

noun

/ˌkɔː də ˈbæleɪ/

/ˌkɔːr də bæˈleɪ/

[countable + singular or plural verb] (from French)

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dancers in a ballet company who dance together as a group
- The corps de ballet is/are superb.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: French.

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