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échappée

[ey-sha-pey, ey-shap-ey, ey-sha-pey]

noun

Music.

plural

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



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Word History and Origins

Origin of échappée1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Un groupe de 3️⃣2️⃣ coureurs dans l'échappée.

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

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