developpé

[ dih-vel-uh-pey; French devuh-law-pey ]

/ dɪˌvɛl əˈpeɪ; French dɛvə lɔˈpeɪ /

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noun, plural de·vel·op·pés

[dih-vel-uh-peyz; French devuh-law-pey]. /dɪˌvɛl əˈpeɪz; French dɛvə lɔˈpeɪ/.

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

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Origin of developpé

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

Words nearby developpé

development area, development education, development rights, development system, development well, developpé, Deventer, deverbal, deverbative, de Vere, Devereux