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developpé

American  
[dih-vel-uh-pey, devuh-law-pey] / dɪˌvɛl əˈpeɪ, dɛvə lɔˈpeɪ /

noun

plural

developpés

  1. a movement in ballet in which the free leg is drawn up beside the working leg and then extended into the air.

Etymology

Origin of developpé

1910–15; < French, past participle of développer to develop

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