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PAS DE DEUX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
Synonyms:
duet; pas de deux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pas de deux" is a kind of...):
dance; dancing; saltation; terpsichore (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
Meronyms (parts of "pas de deux"):
adagio (a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers)
Holonyms ("pas de deux" is a part of...):
ballet; concert dance (a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers)
