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Definition of: saltatory
(sal′tə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to leaping or dancing.
2. Moving by leaps; fitted for leaping; specifically, moving the feet synchronously, as certain birds. [<L saltatorius <saltator a leaper <saltare. See SALTANT.]
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