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fourth position

noun Ballet.

a position in which the feet are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out, with one foot forward and the other foot back.

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Origin of fourth position

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby fourth position

fourth estate, fourth heart sound, Fourth International, fourthly, Fourth of July, fourth position, fourth quantum number, Fourth Republic, fourth ventricle, fourth wall, Fourth World
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