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grand jeté
[ French grahn zhuh-tey ]
noun
, Ballet.
, plural grands je·tés [g, r, ah, n, zh, uh, -, tey].
- a jump or jeté, preceded by a grand battement or high kick, in which a dancer leaps from one leg and lands on the other.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grand jeté1
Borrowed into English from French around 1925–30
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