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 [bat-muhnt; Fr. batuh-mahn]  

batte·ment

   [bat-muhnt; Fr. batuh-mahn]
noun, plural batte·ments  [-muhnts; Fr. -mahn] . Ballet.
a movement in which the dancer lifts one leg to the front, side, or back, and returns it to the supporting leg.
Origin:
1820–30; < French, equivalent to batt(re) to beat (see bate2) + -ment -ment
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battement (French batmɑ̃)
 
—n
ballet extension of one leg forwards, sideways, or backwards, either once or repeatedly
 
[C19: French, literally: beating]

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