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enchaînement

[ French ahn-shen-mahn ]

noun

, Ballet.
, plural en·chaîne·ments [ah, n, -shen-, mahn].
  1. a series of steps constituting a phrase.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of enchaînement1

From French, dating back to 1820–30; enchain, -ment

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