demicharacter

English

Etymology

demi- + character, as a calque of French demi-caractère.

Adjective

demicharacter (not comparable)

  1. (dance) Synonym of demi-caractère
    • 2008 May 31, Alastair Macaulay, “Riding the Emotions of a Ratmansky Ballet”, in New York Times:
      But other passages of “Concerto DSCH” have strong elements of what ballet folk define as both demicharacter and character dance.
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