demi-détourné

[ dem-ee-dey-toor-ney; French duh-mee-dey-toor-ney ]

noun

, Ballet.

, plural dem·i-dé·tour·nés [dem-ee-dey-t, oo, r-, neyz, d, uh, -mee-dey-too, r, -, ney].

1. a turn in which the dancer on pointe or demi-pointe completes a half turn toward the back foot and lowers the heels, with the back foot finishing in front.

Word History and Origins

Origin of demi-détourné¹

< French, equivalent to demi- demi- + détourné, past participle of détourner to turn away; de-, turn