terpsichorean

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• Terpsichorean

[edit] Etymology

From Terpsichore, the Muse of dance in Greek mythology.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌtəːp.sɪ.kəɹˈiː.ən/, SAMPA: /%t@:p.sI.(%)k@r."i.@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˌtɝp.sɪ.kəˈɹiː.ən/, /ˌtɝp.sɪˈkɔɹ.iː.ən/
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[edit] Adjective

terpsichorean (comparative more terpsichorean, superlative most terpsichorean)

1. (dance) Of or relating to dancing.
   • 1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend

     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

   • 1970, Monty Python, The Cheese Shop

     Oh, heaven forbid: I am one who delights in all manifestations of the Terpsichorean muse!

[edit] Usage notes

This word is sometimes capitalized, because of its etymology from a proper noun.

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[edit] Noun

terpsichorean (plural terpsichoreans)

1. A person who dances, especially professionally.

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