One word each day: Day 19

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There are so many words i like it's getting harder and harder to pick one.

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ballerina

/baləˈriːnə/

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Thanks to Emma Saying for the pronunciation.

What does it mean?

The dictionaries tell us that...

-it means a principal female dancer in a ballet company, or any female ballet dancer
-it can also mean a very low-heeled or heelless shoe, very similar in resemblance with a ballet slipper

Origin

The word comes from Italian, feminine of ballerino "dancing master", from ballare , meaning "to dance". The first known use in English appears to be in 1815.

Sources:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballerina
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ballerina
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