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terpsichorian

terpsichorian is the alternative form of terpsichorean.

Meaning of terpsichorean

Adjective

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...

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Forms of terpsichorian

comparativemore terpsichorian
superlativemost terpsichorian

Questions about terpsichorian

What is terpsichorian the alternative form of?
Terpsichorian is the alternative form of terpsichorean.

Words near terpsichorian in the dictionary

  1. terpsichorean
  2. terpsichoreanly
  3. terpsichoreans
  4. terpsichorial
  5. terpsichorially
  6. terpsichorian
  7. terpster
  8. terpsters
  9. Terpstra
  10. Terpstras
  11. terpyridine

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