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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An academic grade awarded by some institutions. Slightly better than a B and slightly worse than an A−.
2. 2
   A position in ballet where the dancer's working leg is pointed behind them in a bent fourth position; an unstretched tendu en arrière

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