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en croix

en croix prepositional phrase: of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (ballet) Of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.

Origin of en croix

French en croix (literally “in the shape of a cross”)

Questions about en croix

What does en croix mean?
En croix means of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.
What part of speech is en croix?
En croix is a prepositional phrase.

Words near en croix in the dictionary

  1. en cabochon
  2. en caul
  3. en clair
  4. en coup de sabre
  5. en creux
  6. en croix
  7. en dash
  8. en dashes
  9. en echelon
  10. en face
  11. en famille

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