Definitions for jeté

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

je•téʒəˈteɪ(n.)(pl.)-tés.

  1. any of various jumps in ballet with one leg thrown outward and forward.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of jeté:

1820–30; < F: lit., thrown

Wiktionary

  1. jete(Noun)

    A leap from one foot to the other in which one leg appears to be "thrown" in the direction of the movement.


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