balladine

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noun

A female public dancer.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounballadine (plural balladines)

plural balladines · alternative baladin · alternative baladine · alternative balladin

  1. historicalA female public dancer.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Frenchballadine
  2. Englishballadine

From French balladine.

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APA

balladine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balladine

MLA

“balladine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balladine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balladine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balladine.

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