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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a dancer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of terpsichorean1

First recorded in 1825–30; Terpsichore + -an
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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