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figure skating
noun
: ice-skating in which the skaters perform various jumps, spins, and dance movements
Full Definition of FIGURE SKATING
: skating characterized by the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and formerly by the tracing of prescribed figures
— figure skater noun
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1852
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