Euterpean

Euterpean adjective: of or pertaining to the mythological figure Euterpe, or to music.

Adjective

Euterpean (comparative more Euterpean, superlative most Euterpean)

Of or pertaining to the mythological figure Euterpe, or to music.
- G. P. REED is well known to the patrons and professors of Music in the Euterpean city of Boston.1848, The Stranger's Guide in the City of Boston, page 59
- The music of England is rich in historical reminiscence, and its most accomplished rulers have been votaries to the Euterpean muse.1851, Eleanor Margaret Geary, Musical education, page 65

Euterpean

Any of various musical, theatre, or literary societies, especially the Euterpean Society (A New York instrumentalist society and considered the oldest American musical society, active from 1799 to 1846).
- The renowned "Philharmonic Society" of the present day was evolved from the "Euterpean”.1886, The City of Milwaukee, page 16
- He is, on the whole, not better satisfied with the work done by the “Euterpean." This society was considered as perhaps the oldest musical society in the United States.1890, Frédéric Louis Ritter, Music in America, page 223
Euterpean Hall, a theatre in New York City, on the east side of Broadway, near Walker Street, which later became the Broadway Theatre.
- The business done at the Euterpean was very shy, and the prospect of any of the company — among whom, by-the-by, was Blakely, an old Park actor, as well as a National — was very doubtful.1851, William Knight Northall, Before and Behind the Curtain, page 170
- Such authority as his is now rare, for, beginning as a small boy at the Euterpean in its earliest days, he has heard every singer and musical artist of importance up to to-day's symphony concert.1878, “Music in New York Thirty Years Ago”, in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 57, page 113

Euterpean (plural Euterpeans)

A member of one of the various Euterpean clubs or societies.
- Up to January 1, 1892, of the three hundred and eighty-eight college students who had attended Muhlenberg, two hundred were Euterpeans.1892, S. E. Ochsenford, Muhlenberg College, page 150
- "And the worst is," Mrs. Goldenstein continued, conscious for the first time of the Euterpeans, "mein Celie don't need no books, because she comes home to morrow."1915, The American Magazine - Volume 80, page 41

The two most influential literary societies at Muhlenberg, the Euterpean and the Sophronian, were organized only seven days after the official opening of the institution in September of 1867.1950, College and Research Libraries - Volumes 11-16, page 184:
Riddle at Euterpean Hall, when she was weary of curing rheumatism or when she was suffering from rheumatism; and always he had to be at Euterpean to give spiritual assistance.1926, Sinclair Lewis, Elmer Gantry:
The hearts and souls of all Euterpeans Are true and strong for all that's good forever1928, Claude Davis Curtis, Three Quarters of a Century at Martha Washington College, page 72:
The Euterpeans scheduled their first performance for Christmas day when a double bill of The Hough Diamond and Family Pictures was to be presented.1954, Jack Harlan Yocum, A History of Theatre in Houston, 1836-1954 - Volume 2, page 400:

From Euterpe + -an.

What does Euterpean mean?: Euterpean means of or pertaining to the mythological figure Euterpe, or to music.
How do you use Euterpean in a sentence?: The two most influential literary societies at Muhlenberg, the Euterpean and the Sophronian, were organized only seven days after the official opening of the institution in September of 1867.
What part of speech is Euterpean?: Euterpean can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.

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