The adjective "terpsichorean" or noun relates to dancing or a dancer. It comes from Terpsichore, the Greek muse of dance.
El adjetivo "terpsicóreo" o sustantivo se refiere al baile o a un bailarín. Proviene de Terpsícore, la musa griega de la danza.
| Front | terpsichorean \turp-si-kuh-REE-uhn, turp-si-KOR-ee-uhn\ |
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| Back | adjective Of or relating to dancing. noun A dancer. [From Terpsichore, the Muse of dancing and choral song in Greek mythology. The word Terpsichore is the feminine form of terpsichoros (delighting in the dance), a combination of Greek terpein (to delight) and khoros (dance), which is ultimately from Indo-European root gher- (to grasp or to enclose) that's also the source of chorus, carol, choir, garth, court, and garden.] "On the subject of Prezza: Ruskin College, Oxford, his alma mater, is no doubt bracing itself for no end of inquiries following those startling pictures of his terpsichorean skills. Where did he learn to dance?" |
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