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Terpsichorean

//ˌtɝp.sɪ.kəˈɹiː.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to dancing.

    "The pair danced away with great agility and contentment,—first a waltz, then a galop, then a waltz again, until, in the second waltz, they were bumped by another couple who had joined the Terpsichorean choir."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of terpsichorean; of or relating to dancing. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to dancing wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who dances, especially professionally.
  2. 2
    a performer who dances professionally wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Terpsichore (“the Muse of dance in Greek mythology”).

Etymology 2

From Terpsichore (“the Muse of dance in Greek mythology”).

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