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somersault definition

som·er·sault (sum′ər sôlt′)

noun

an acrobatic stunt performed by turning the body one full revolution forward or backward, heels over head: often used figuratively, as of a complete reversal of opinion, sympathies, etc.

Etymology: altered < MFr sombresault, soubresault < L supra, over + saltus, a leap < pp. of saltare: see saltant

intransitive verb

to perform a somersault or a series of somersaults
Also somerset som′·er·set′ (-set′)

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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