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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun In ballet, a leading or transitional movement done as a plié or fondu, typically used at the beginning of a sequence of movements.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from past participle of tomber, to fall, from Old French; see tumbrel.]

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