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pirouette
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pirouette

pir·ou·ette [ proo ét ] (plural pir·ou·ettes)


noun 
Definition:
 
body spin when dancing: a spin of the body, especially one performed in ballet on tiptoe or on the ball of one foot

[Mid-17th century. < French]

pir·ou·ette intransitive verb
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