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en dedans

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[ahn-duh-dahn] / ˈɑn dəˈdɑn /

adverb

  1. Ballet. (of a turn) inward, or in the direction of the standing leg; away from the leg that is bent or stretched outward.

  2. Ballet. (of the movement of an arm or leg) in a circular motion from back to side to front or inward toward the body.


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Ceux qui suivaient Romulus, rejetaient les mottes de terre en dedans du sillon, image du Vallum futur.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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