Terpsichore

American  

[turp-sik-uh-ree] / tɜrpˈsɪk əˌri /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.

2. (lowercase) choreography; the art of dancing.

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Terpsichore British  

/ tɜːpˈsɪkərɪ /

noun

1. the Muse of the dance and of choral song

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Etymology

Origin of Terpsichore

< Latin Terpsichorē < Greek Terpsichórē, noun use of feminine of terpsíchoros dance-liking; see chorus

Example Sentences

The Washington Post identified the witness by determining that portions of her affidavit match, sometimes verbatim, a blog post that the pro-Trump podcaster Terpsichore Maras-Lindeman published in November 2019.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2020

That, however, didn’t mean the Merce Cunningham Trust was about to pass up one of the greatest legacies in dance since the dawn of Terpsichore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2019

When Terpsichore placed her finger onto Apollo’s at the start of the pas de deux, the emphasis was overdone: What should matter more is the line that follows as she turns away.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2018

We meet her mysterious director-lover André Durand and his volatile film-star wife Terpsichore, whose assistant Adèle becomes en route to stardom.

From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2013

Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton