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contrapposto

con·trap·pos·to [ kntrə pó stō ] (plural con·trap·pos·tos)


noun 
Definition:
 
asymmetric pose in sculpture: a relaxed asymmetric pose of the human body in art, especially sculpture, in which the shoulders and hips are turned in different planes

[Early 20th century. < Italian, past participle of contrapporre< Latin contraponere (see contraposition)]
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