terpsichorean

[ turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn, turp-si-kawr-ee-uhn, -kohr- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to dancing.
2. Terpsichorean, of or relating to Terpsichore.

noun

1. a dancer.

Terpsichorean

/ -ˈkɔːrɪən; ˌtɜːpsɪkəˈrɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to dancing or the art of dancing

noun

1. a dancer

Word History and Origins

Origin of terpsichorean¹

First recorded in 1825–30; Terpsichore + -an

Example Sentences

He went home, and the next time the Terpsichorean Society invited him to a dance he declined to go.

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"A Terpsichorean personage," replied Dick, with the air of one discussing a grave problem.

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Laurie followed, for the second time in his life wishing that the Terpsichorean art had been included in his education!

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Then occurred one of those terpsichorean performances which never failed to shock old Sonora's sense of the fitness of things.

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It would therefore seem to him strange that I should not have had much chance of perfecting my knowledge of the terpsichorean art.

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