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échappée

American  
[ey-sha-pey, ey-shap-ey, ey-sha-pey] / ˌeɪ ʃæˈpeɪ, eɪˈʃæp eɪ, eɪ ʃaˈpeɪ /

noun

Music.

plural

échappées
  1. a melodic ornamental tone following a principal tone by a step above or below and proceeding by a skip.


Etymology

Origin of échappée

< French: literally, escaped (feminine past participle of échapper ). See escape

Example Sentences

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Un groupe de 3️⃣2️⃣ coureurs dans l'échappée.

From The Guardian

“Vive la France!” cried the Frenchman; “puisqu’elle n’a pas échappée—je n’ai plus des regrets.”

From Project Gutenberg