jeté noun. [ʒɛ'teɪ, ʒǝte (pl. same)]M19.
[French, pa. pple (sc. pas step) of jeter throw.]
Ballet. A step in which a spring is made from one foot to land on the other, esp. with one leg extended forwards and the other backwards.
grand jeté [gr[: achieving a high elevation. jeté en tournant [ 'tʊǝn:, ãpr; turnãpr;]: executed with a turning movement; also called tour jeté. split jeté: in which both legs are raised in a horizontal line.

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