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sissonne

[ si-son, -sohn; French see-sawn ]

noun

, Ballet.
, plural sis·sonnes [si-, sonz, -, sohnz, see-, sawn].
  1. a jump in which the dancer lands on one foot, with the other extended to the back, front, or side.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sissonne1

First recorded in 1700–10; named after the Comte de Sissonne, 17th-century French noble, said to have invented it

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