Fifth-position


noun, Ballet.
1.
a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.
noun

a position of the left hand (for a right-hander) on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument near the bridge
Usage Note

music

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