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Definition of De Mille
1. Noun. United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993).
Generic synonyms: Choreographer, Dancer, Professional Dancer, Terpsichorean
Lexicographical Neighbors of De Mille
Literary usage of De Mille
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"... a circumstance touching which he is incredulous, to sheer physical insensibility.
ART. XIX. Manuscrit de mille huit cent douze, Contenant le precis des ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"de Mille, Henry С. Dramatic writer, born 1850, died 1893 : author of ' The Danger
Signal ' [• The Main Line 'J, • Lord Chumley/ and 'The 1-ost ..."
3. The British and American Drama of To-day: Outlines for Their Study by Barrett Harper Clark (1921)
"... de Mille William C. de Mille, with "The Warrens of Virginia," " Strongheart," *
and " The Woman," shows himself a follower of Belasco. ..."