Terpsichorean
/ˌtɝp.sɪ.kəˈɹiː.ən/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who dances, especially professionally.
- 2 a performer who dances professionally wordnet
Adjective
- 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 Alternative form of terpsichorean; of or relating to dancing. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to dancing wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Terpsichore (“the Muse of dance in Greek mythology”).