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sissonne

American

[si-son, -sohn, see-sawn] / sɪˈsɒn, -ˈsoʊn, siˈsɔn /

noun

Ballet.

a jump in which the dancer lands on one foot, with the other extended to the back, front, or side.

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sissonnes

plural

Etymology

Origin of sissonne

First recorded in 1700–10; named after the Comte de Sissonne, 17th-century French noble, said to have invented it

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