ouvert

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UK/uːˈvɛː/

noun

A position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.

OriginFrench ouvert →
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Meanings

nounouvert (plural ouverts)

plural ouverts

  1. balletA position in which the feet are apart, or a movement which brings them apart.
  2. fashionAn open-crotch undergarment.

Origin

  1. Frenchouvert
  2. Englishouvert

Borrowed from French ouvert. Doublet of apert and overt.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ouvert,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouvert.

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