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GLISSADE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("glissade" is a kind of...):

dance step; step (a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance)

Domain category:

ballet; concert dance (a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers)

Derivation:

glissade (perform a glissade, in ballet)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform a glissade, in ballet

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "glissade" is one way to...):

dance (move in a graceful and rhythmical way)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

glissade ((ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet)

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