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.
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Origin of relevé
1925–30; < French: literally, raised, past participle of relever; see relieve
Words nearby relevé
relent, relentless, relenza, relevance, relevant, relevé, relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance, reliant
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Example sentences from the Web for releve
Appius Claudius et senex et cæcus, a father full of wisedome can releve the state of decaying Rome.