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élancé

American

[ey-lahn-sey, ey-lahn-sey] / eɪˈlɑn seɪ, eɪ lɑ̃ˈseɪ /

noun

Ballet.

a quick darting movement.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

élancés

plural

Etymology

Origin of élancé

< French, noun use of past participle of élancer to dart. See élan

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