ballerina
noun/ˌbæləˈriːnə/
Frequency rank: #11,686 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a female ballet dancer, especially a principal dancer in a ballet company.
Example sentence
The young girl dreamed of becoming a famous ballerina one day after watching a performance at the theatre.
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