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battement

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batte⋅ment

  [bat-muhnt; Fr. batuh-mahn]
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–noun, plural -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; < F, equiv. to batt(re) to beat (see bate 2 ) + -ment -ment
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