elance

é·lan·cé

[ey-lahn-sey; French ey-lahn-sey]
noun, plural é·lan·cés [-seyz; French -sey] . Ballet.
a quick darting movement.

Origin:
< French, noun use of past participle of élancer to dart. See élan

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