relevé

[ rel-uh-vey; French ruh luh-vey ]

/ ˌrɛl əˈveɪ; French rələˈveɪ /

noun Ballet.

a rising up onto full point or half point from the flat of the feet.

Nearby words

relentless, relenza, relevance, relevant, releve, relevé, relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant

Origin of relevé

1925–30; < French: literally, raised, past participle of relever; see relieve

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Examples from the Web for releve

Appius Claudius et senex et cæcus, a father full of wisedome can releve the state of decaying Rome.
Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets|Various

Word Origin and History for releve

releve

1825 as a dish; 1930 in ballet, from French relevé, 19th century verbal noun from past participle of relever (see relieve), so, literally "raised up."