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déboîté

American

[dey-bwa-tey] / deɪ bwaˈteɪ /

noun

Ballet.

a step in which the dancer stands on the toes with legs together and then springs up, swinging one foot out and around to the back of the other.

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Noun Inflected Forms

déboîtés

plural

Etymology

Origin of déboîté

< French: dislocated (noun use of past participle)

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