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The American Heritage
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Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
2000.
Bessie
SYLLABICATION:
Bes·sie
PRONUNCIATION
:
b
s
NOUN:
An award given annually since 1984 by the Dance Theater Workshop in New York City for achievement in dance and the performing arts.
ETYMOLOGY:
After
Bessie
Schönberg (1906–1997), German-born American dance teacher.
The American Heritage
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Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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