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English

Etymology

from the Greek words τέρπεω (terpeo) "delight" and χoρός (choros) "dance"

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˌtɝp.ˈsɪ.kə.(ˌ)ɹi/ SAMPA: /%t3`p."sI.k@.(%)ri/

Proper noun

Terpsichore

, Terpsichore ("delight of dancing") was one of the nine Muses, ruling over dance and the dramatic chorus. She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre.

Translations

Polish: Terpsychora

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Terpsichore \Terp*sich"o*re\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? enjoyment
(fr. ? to gladden) + ? dance, dancing.] (Gr. Myth.)
The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance,
especially the latter.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet Terpsichore
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
2: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time
to music [syn: dancing, dance, saltation]

Moby Dictionary
Apollo , Apollo Musagetes , Calliope , Clio , Erato , Euterpe ,
Melpomene , Orpheus , Pierides , Polyhymnia , Polymnia , Thalia ,
artistic imagination , conception , creative imagination ,
creative power , creative thought , esemplastic imagination ,
esemplastic power , genius , inspiration , muse , mythicization ,
mythification , mythopoeia , poetic imagination , sacred Nine ,
shaping imagination , the Muses , the Nine , tuneful Nine