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Definition of pointe noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pointe

noun

NAmE//pɔɪnt//

, NAmE//pwænt//

[uncountable] (also pointes

NAmE//pwænt//

[plural])

a position in ballet in which a dancer balances on the tips (= ends) of his/her toes

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