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Word: Bayad%C3%A8re
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from French, from Portuguese bailadeira, from bailar ‘to dance’ (related to medieval Latin ballare ‘to dance’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌbʌɪəˈdɛː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a female Hindu dancer, especially one at a southern Indian temple
Short Definition:female Hindu dancer
Examples:- the bayadère emerged from a Hindu temple to perform her ritual dance
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