demi-pointe

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dem′ē point′; Fr. də mē pwant′)


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dem•i-pointe  (dem′ē point′; Fr. də mē pwant′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pointes (-points′; Fr. -pwant′).USA pronunciation [Ballet.]
  1. Dancea position on the balls of the feet.
  • French demi-pointe (des pieds) literally, half-tiptoe; see demi-, pointe

'demi-pointe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
demi-détourné - pose

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