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temps levé
(temps levé)
Pronunciation:
/ˌtã ləˈveɪ/
noun
(
plural
temps levés
pronunc.
)
Ballet
a movement like a small hop in which there is no transfer of weight from one foot to the other.
Origin:
French, literally 'raised time'
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