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Definition of premieres danseuses - 2 dictionary results

pre⋅mière dan⋅seuse

  [Fr. pruh-myer dahn-sœz]
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–noun, plural pre⋅mières dan⋅seuses  [Fr. pruh-myer dahn-sœz] .
the leading female dancer in a ballet company.
Origin:
1820–30; < F: lit., first dancer (fem.)
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pre·mière dan·seuse   (prĭ-mîr' däɴ-sɶz', -myâr')   
n.   pl. pre·mières dan·seuses (prĭ-myâr' däɴ-sɶz')
A woman who is the principal dancer in a ballet company.

[French : première, feminine of premier, first + danseuse, feminine of danseur, dancer.]
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