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sissonnes

sissonnes is the plural of sissonne.

Meaning of sissonne

Noun

sissonne (plural sissonnes)

  1. (ballet) A jump starting with two feet on the ground and ending with only one.
    • The pairs of backward-diagonal traveling sissonnes (jumps from two legs to one) are another motif so accentuated as to become irresistible.2008 May 12, Alastair Macaulay, “City Ballet’s Itinerary: Robbins and Beyond”, in New York Times

Questions about sissonnes

What is sissonnes the plural of?
Sissonnes is the plural of sissonne.

Words near sissonnes in the dictionary

  1. sissling
  2. Sissom
  3. Sissoms
  4. Sisson
  5. sissonne
  6. sissonnes
  7. Sissons
  8. sissoo
  9. sissoo spinach
  10. sissoos
  11. sissy

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