en croix

prepositional phrase

Of a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.

OriginFrench en croix →
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. balletOf a step: performed in turn to the front, the side, the back, and the other side.

Origin

  1. Frenchen croix
  2. Englishen croix

French en croix (literally “in the shape of a cross”)

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en croix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/en%20croix

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Chicago

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