Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pas de deux | Yes | No | No | No |
saltation | Yes | No | No | No |
pas de deux (noun) | saltation (noun) |
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(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) | a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards |
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music | |
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species | |
an abrupt transition | |
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface |