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plié

plié noun: a smooth and continuous bending of the knees.

Noun

plié (plural pliés)

  1. (ballet) A smooth and continuous bending of the knees

Forms of plié

pluralpliés

Origin of plié

Borrowed from French plié. Doublet of plicate.

Words formed from plié

Questions about plié

What does plié mean?
Plié means a smooth and continuous bending of the knees.
What part of speech is plié?
Plié is a noun.
What is the plural of plié?
The plural of plié is pliés.

Words near plié in the dictionary

  1. Plitteris
  2. Plitterises
  3. plitts
  4. Plitvička Jezera
  5. Pliushchivka
  6. plié
  7. plié squat
  8. pliés
  9. Pljevlja
  10. PLK
  11. PLL

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