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chaîné
(chaîné)
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃɛneɪ/
noun
(
plural
chaînés
pronunc.
)
Ballet
a sequence of fast turns from one foot to the other, executed in a straight line.
Origin:
French, literally 'linked'
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