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terpsichorean

UK/ˌtəːp.sɪ.kəɹˈiː.ən//ˌtɝp.sɪ.kəˈɹiː.ən/

terpsichorean adjective: of or relating to dancing.

Adjective (1)

terpsichorean (comparative more terpsichorean, superlative most terpsichorean)

  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.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
    • This was such an entirely new view of the Terpsichorean art as socially practised, that Mrs Lammle looked at her young friend in some astonishment1865, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend

Noun

terpsichorean (plural terpsichoreans)

  1. A person who dances, especially professionally.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Terpsichorean

Terpsichorean (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of terpsichorean; of or relating to dancing.

Forms of terpsichorean

Adjective
comparativemore terpsichorean
superlativemost terpsichorean
alternative formterpsichoreal
alternative formTerpsichorean
alternative formterpsichorial
alternative formterpsichorian
Noun
pluralterpsichoreans

Origin of terpsichorean

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

Questions about terpsichorean

What does terpsichorean mean?
Terpsichorean means of or relating to dancing.
What part of speech is terpsichorean?
Terpsichorean can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce terpsichorean?
Terpsichorean is pronounced /ˌtəːp.sɪ.kəɹˈiː.ən/ (UK).

Words near terpsichorean in the dictionary

  1. terpolymers
  2. terps
  3. Terpsichore
  4. terpsichoreal
  5. terpsichoreally
  6. terpsichorean
  7. terpsichoreanly
  8. terpsichoreans
  9. terpsichorial
  10. terpsichorially
  11. terpsichorian

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