échappé

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échappé

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Borrowed from French. Doublet of escapee.

noun échappés

  1. A movement performed in ballet involving a leap from both feet simultaneously. A certain mystique has always been attached to his extraordinary leaps. “Suddenly a tremendous jump straight up, grand échappé, his legs firmly locked,” […]

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"échappé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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échappé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9

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"échappé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9.

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@misc{e_chappe_2026,
  title = {échappé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}