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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne. Greek
2. 2
   81 Terpsichore, a main belt asteroid.

Synonyms

All synonyms

apolloapollo musagetesartistic imaginationballetcalliopechoreography

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē, from τέρψις (térpsis, “enjoyment, delight”) + χορός (khorós, “chorus”)).

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