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plié (plē ā′)

noun

Ballet a movement in which the knees are bent outward, with the back held straight

Etymology: Fr < pp. of plier, to bend: see ply

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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