balthazar

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Definition of balthazar in English English dictionary: A name ascribed to one of the Magi; A male given name; A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles; (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus(synonym) Balthasar; {i} one of the three Magi who came from the East and brought gifts for baby Jesus (Biblical); male first name; family name; wine bottle that contains 12.3 liters (13 quarts); Balthazar Klossowski Beaujoyeulx Balthazar de Balthazar Johannes Vorster; (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; bottle size (16 bottles) 12 80 litres; An oversized bottle which holds the equivalent of 12 to 16 standard bottles
Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx: orig. Baltazarini di Belgioioso born 16th century, Piedmont region died 1587, Paris, Fr. Italian-born French composer and choreographer. In 1555 he left Italy for Paris and joined the court of Catherine de Médicis as a violinist. There he organized unofficial court fetes and became valet de chambre to the royal family. In 1581 he staged the lavish Ballet comique de la reine; considered the first ballet, it was emulated by other European courts and was the precursor of developments in ballet for the next century

balthazar

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Bal·tha·zar

bälthızır

/ˈbalᴛʜəzər/ /ˈbælθəzɜr/

() From Latin Balthasar, equivalent of the English biblical Belshazzar.

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