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demipointe

/ˌdɛm.iːˈpɔɪnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
demi-pointe
IPA
/ˌdɛm.iːˈpɔɪnt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ball of the foot, the padded front part of the sole behind the tip of the toes; hence, a ballet position executed with the dancer up on the balls of one or both feet, the heels raised up off the floor.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From demi- (“half”) + pointe (“tip of the toe”), via Old French demi from Latin dīmidius (“halved”), combined with French pointe (“point, tip”) from Late Latin pūnctum; in this sense short for pointe des pieds (“tippy-toe”, literally “tip of the feet”); cf. French sur la pointe des pieds (“on tiptoe”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

demipointes (plural) demi-pointe (alternative)

Phrases

en pointe

Frequently Paired Words

pointe en pointe

Questions

How do you pronounce demipointe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛm.iːˈpɔɪnt/.
What does demipointe mean?
The ball of the foot, the padded front part of the sole behind the tip of the toes; hence, a ballet position executed with the dancer up on the balls of one or both feet, the heels raised up off the floor.
Where does demipointe come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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