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| som·er·sault [ súmmər sàwlt ] or sum·mer·sault [ súmmər sàwlt ] |
noun (plural som·er·saults) (plural sum·mer·saults) |
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1. acrobatic rolling over of body: an acrobatic movement in which the body is rolled over, feet over head, either forward or backward, on the ground or in midair, finally returning to an upright position
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2. reversal of opinion or decision: a complete change of mind or reversal of policy
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intransitive verb (past and past participle som·er·sault·ed, present participle som·er·sault·ing, 3rd person present singular som·er·saults [ mmər sàwlt ]) |
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perform somersault: to perform an acrobatic somersault
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| [Early 16th century. < Middle French sombresault, alteration of sobresault< Latin super "over, above" + saltus "leap"] |
