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chaîné

[ she-ney ]

noun

, Ballet.
, plural chaî·nés [she-, neyz, she-, ney].
  1. a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chaîné1

1945–50; < French, noun use of past participle of chaîner to chain

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