Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demi-pointe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: demi--pointe
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of demipointe (“a ballet position executed with the dancer up on the balls of the feet”).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

demi-pointes (plural)

Questions

What does demi-pointe mean?: Alternative spelling of demipointe (“a ballet position executed with the dancer up on the balls of the feet”).

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