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jeté (z̸hə tā′)

noun

Ballet a leap from one foot to the other, made with a kicking movement of the leg

Etymology: Fr, pp. of jeter, to throw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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