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   capriole

   /ˈkaprɪəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. a movement performed in classical riding, in which the horse leaps from the ground and kicks out with its hind legs.
   • ▪ a leap or caper in dancing, especially a cabriole.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from obsolete French (now cabriole), from Italian capriola ‘leap’, from capriolo ‘roebuck’, from Latin capreolus, diminutive of caper, capr- ‘goat’.

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