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Definition of pirouette noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pirouette

noun
 
/ˌpɪruˈet/
 
/ˌpɪruˈet/
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  1. a fast turn in a circle that a person, especially a ballet dancer, makes on one foot
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, literally ‘spinning top’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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