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tombé

tombé noun: a movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.

Noun

tombé (plural tombés)

  1. (ballet) A movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.

Forms of tombé

pluraltombés

Origin of tombé

Borrowed from French tombé.

Questions about tombé

What does tombé mean?
Tombé means a movement in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other while flexing the knee.
What part of speech is tombé?
Tombé is a noun.
What is the plural of tombé?
The plural of tombé is tombés.

Words near tombé in the dictionary

  1. tombusviral
  2. tombusvirid
  3. tombusvirids
  4. tombusvirus
  5. tombusviruses
  6. tombé
  7. tombés
  8. tomcat
  9. tomcats
  10. tomcatted
  11. Tomcatter

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