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.
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Terpsichorean
//ˌtɝp.sɪ.kəˈɹiː.ən//
Synonyms for "terpsichorean" (10 found)
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Related words (5)
Noun(2 words)
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Finnish
3 entries- tanssi adj (relating to dancing)
- tanssija noun (person who dances)
- tanssijatar noun (person who dances)
Polish
1 entries- tancerz noun (person who dances)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
This was such an entirely new view of the Terpsichorean art as socially practised, that Mrs Lammle looked at her young friend in some astonishment
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They're quiet enough in the morning hours, They're quiet enough in the afternoon, Reserving their terpsichorean powers To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon.
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Oh, heaven forbid: I am one who delights in all manifestations of the Terpsichorean muse!
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