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Definition of: somersault
(sum′ər·sôlt) noun
A leap in which a person turns heels over head and lights on his feet.
—v.i. To perform a somersault. Also spelled summersault, summerset. Also som′er·set. [<OF sombresault, alter. of sobresault, ult. <L supra above + saltus a leap]
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