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ouvert

UK/uːˈvɛː/

ouvert noun: a position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.

Noun

ouvert (plural ouverts)

  1. (ballet) A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
  2. An open-crotch undergarment.

Forms of ouvert

pluralouverts

Origin of ouvert

Borrowed from French ouvert. Doublet of apert and overt.

Questions about ouvert

What does ouvert mean?
Ouvert means a position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
What part of speech is ouvert?
Ouvert is a noun.
How do you pronounce ouvert?
Ouvert is pronounced /uːˈvɛː/ (UK).
What is the plural of ouvert?
The plural of ouvert is ouverts.

Words near ouvert in the dictionary

  1. outyielded
  2. outyielding
  3. outyields
  4. outzany
  5. ouvarovite
  6. ouvert
  7. ouverts
  8. ouverture
  9. ouvertures
  10. ouvre
  11. ouvreur

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