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glissade

/gləˈsɑd/
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Other forms: glissading; glissades; glissaded

Definitions of glissade
  1. noun
    (ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet
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    type of:
    dance step, step
    a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
  2. verb
    perform a glissade, in ballet
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    type of:
    dance
    move in a graceful and rhythmical way
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