Ball
Ball noun - A more or less round body or mass.
Formal dance and ball are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Formal dance" with "Ball", this terms are similar.
Formal dance
Ball and formal dance are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Ball" with "Formal dance", this terms are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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They tried to translate "Grand Ball" (in the sense of a great and formal dance event) into Italian, but instead of "Ballo", the Italian world for a dance event, they took "Palla" the Italian word for "ball" in the sense of a spherical object.
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Formal dance and Ball. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/formal_dance
Ball & Formal dance. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/formal_dance>.
Formal dance or Ball. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ball/formal_dance.
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