grand jeté
[ French grahn zhuh-tey ]
/ French grɑ̃ ʒəˈteɪ /
noun, plural grands je·tés [French grahn zhuh-tey]. /French grɑ̃ ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.
a jump or jeté, preceded by a grand battement or high kick, in which a dancer leaps from one leg and lands on the other.
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Origin of grand jeté
Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30
Words nearby grand jeté
grandiloquent, grand inquisitor, grandiose, grandioso, Grand Island, grand jeté, Grand Junction, grand juror, grand jury, grandkid, Grand Lama
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