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je·té

(zhə-tā′)

A jump in dance from one foot to the other.

[French, from past participle of jeter, to throw, from Old French; see jet².]

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jeté

jete

(Ballet) ballet a step in which the dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other

[French, literally: thrown, from jeter; see jet¹]

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je•té

(ʒəˈteɪ)

n., pl. -tés.

any of various jumps in ballet with one leg thrown outward and forward.

[1820–30; < French: literally, thrown]

jeté

(thrown step). A spring forward, backward or sideways; grand jeté is a leap from one foot to the other.

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