BATTEMENT


Meaning of BATTEMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbat-ˈmäⁿ ]

noun

Etymology: French, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere

Date: 1802

: a ballet movement in which the foot is extended in any direction usually followed by a beat against the supporting foot

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