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Ballon

//bəˈlɒn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair uncountable, usually

    "Tall and slender, with a superb ballon and effortless flight in air, Malakhov […] will unquestionably have an extraordinary career."

  2. 2
    Synonym of balloon (“type of glass for wine etc”). countable, usually

Etymology

From French ballon. Doublet of balloon.

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