fairy ballet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of ballet that developed in the 19th century, featuring fantasy characters and often employing technical effects.
  2. An individual ballet in this genre.

Word forms

fairy ballet fairy ballets

Etymology

Calque of French ballet-féerie.

Related words

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