pointe
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- 6
/pwæ̃t/(UK)
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/pwæ̃t/(UK) · /pwɑnt/(US) · /pɔɪnt/(US)
Definition of pointe
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
“2007: Classical dance manages to get along without too many momentous events shuddering beneath its pointe work. — The Guardian 5th Jan 2007, p. 3”
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Etymology
From French pointe (“point, tip”). Doublet of point, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.
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