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battement

noun bat·te·ment \ˌbat-ˈmäⁿ\

Definition of BATTEMENT

:  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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Origin of BATTEMENT

French, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere
First Known Use: 1802

Rhymes with BATTEMENT

accouchement, aide-de-camp, au courant, bien-pensant, ci-devant, contretemps, debridement, denouement, en passant, fainéant, insouciant, Maupassant, Orléans, Perpignan, rapprochement, revenant, se tenant, soi-disant, vol-au-vent

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. battement
  2. grand battement
  3. petit battement
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