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développé

Pronunciation: /ˌdeɪv(ə)lɒˈpeɪ/
Definition of développé

noun (plural développés pronunc. same)

Ballet
  • a movement in which one leg is raised and then kept in a fully extended position.

Origin:

French, past participle of développer 'stretch out, develop'

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