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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The semicircular movement of one leg on the floor, used especially as a ballet exercise.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : rond, a round, a circle (from rond, round, from Old French; see round) + de, of + jambe, leg (from Old French; see jamb).]

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