en pointe

English

Etymology

From French en pointe.

Pronunciation

See en and pointe.

Adverb

en pointe (not comparable)

1. (ballet) On the tips of one's toes.

Further reading

• en pointe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• epitenon

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French

Adjective

en pointe (invariable)

1. pointed, sharp
2. state-of-the-art, leading-edge, cutting-edge

   Ce superordinateur a les processeurs les plus en pointe d'Intel. — This supercomputer has the most cutting-edge processors from Intel.

Synonyms

• (leading-edge): de pointe