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chaîné

American  
[she-ney] / ʃɛˈneɪ /

noun

Ballet.

plural

chaînés

  1. a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.

Etymology

Origin of chaîné

1945–50; < French, noun use of past participle of chaîner to chain

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