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

“The terpsichorean abilities of the ballet equaled the wonderful voices of the chorus. The ballet pictures and dances … were enhanced by the dancers wearing their colorful national costumes.”

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Directed and choreographed by a trio of tap stars — Dormeshia, who is acclaimed enough to go by one name; Derick K. Grant; and Jason Samuels Smith — the production recalls Robinson’s terpsichorean talents.

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Forty-four years on, the former newsreader is still championing the terpsichorean arts in her role as Royal Academy of Dance ambassador.

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And, striking a terpsichorean pose before a wall of mirrors — why, it’s Donna McKechnie, who won a Tony in 1976 for “A Chorus Line.”

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May is obsessed with a study for Matisse’s fabled “The Dance,” which is brought to terpsichorean life by an all-female ensemble.

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