Terpsichore
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
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(lowercase) choreography; the art of dancing.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Terpsichore
< Latin Terpsichorē < Greek Terpsichórē, noun use of feminine of terpsíchoros dance-liking; see chorus
Example Sentences
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The Washington Post identified the witness by determining that portions of her affidavit match, sometimes verbatim, a blog post that the pro-Trump podcaster Terpsichore Maras-Lindeman published in November 2019.
From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2020
The Greek goddess Terpsichore stars in a Broadway producer’s jazz show about the nine muses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2020
We meet her mysterious director-lover André Durand and his volatile film-star wife Terpsichore, whose assistant Adèle becomes en route to stardom.
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2013
The company has two admirable Apollos — the fresh-with-discovery Chase Finlay and the highly purposeful Robert Fairchild — but as yet no remarkable Terpsichore.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2011
Clio was Muse of history, Urania of astronomy, Melpomene of tragedy, Thalia of comedy, Terpsichore of the dance, Calliope of epic poetry, Erato of love-poetry, Polyhymnia of songs to the gods, Euterpe of lyric poetry.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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