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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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Nearby words

  1. grand forks,
  2. grand guignol,
  3. grand haven,
  4. grand inquisitor,
  5. grand island,
  6. grand junction,
  7. grand juror,
  8. grand jury,
  9. grand kabuki,
  10. grand lama

Origin of grand jeté

Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30
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