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demi-pointe

[ dem-ee-point; French duh-mee-pwant ]

noun

, Ballet.
, plural dem·i-pointes [dem-ee-, points, d, uh, -mee-, pwant].
  1. a position on the balls of the feet.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of demi-pointe1

< French demi-pointe ( des pieds ) literally, half-tiptoe; demi-, pointe

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