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terpsichorean::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dancer, professional dancer |
| Type of | performer, performing artist |
| Has types | showgirl, belly dancer, stepper, nautch girl, chorine, tap dancer, tapper, taxi dancer, chorus girl, exotic belly dancer, hoofer, exotic dancer, ballet master, ballet mistress, kachina, dance master, ballet dancer, dancing-master |
terpsichorean:: | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | terpsichore |
her terpsichorean activities.
Examples of terpsichorean
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Mitzi Gaynor will dedicate a whole day of terpsichorean tutoring for $10,600.
From the time.com
But he should also be commemorated as the choreographer who elevated smoking to a terpsichorean art.
From the guardian.co.uk
Tension and over-exertion will not see the imaginary flags go up to delineate success in this terpsichorean game.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Two days after his terpsichorean debut, Gault played a cameo role in a Chicago production of Singin'in the Rain.
From the time.com
Owen Verdon is a terpsichorean tornado as a gal who has a lot of love to give-if she could only find a taker.
From the time.com
Save some energy for Salon Canning, a milonga, or tango dance hall, where real Argentines engage in that terpsichorean aphrodisiac.
From the bloomberg.com
For example, the poet Tommy Collins has teamed up with synthetic biologist Ahmad Mosque in creating a terpsichorean bacterium.
From the genotopia.scienceblog.com
They've taken to mimicking lawn-irrigation systems in imitation, terpsichorean scholars tell us, of a short-lived fad from 1980s Australia.
From the online.wsj.com
Of course, any show that presents Bachelorette Trista Sutter as a celebrity is not going to bother too much with terpsichorean authenticity.
From the time.com
- Dancer: a performer who dances professionally
- Of or relating to dancing; "her terpsichorean activities"
- In Greek mythology, Terpsichore (/tu0259rpu02C8su026Aku0259riu02D0/; u03A4u03B5u03C1u03C8u03B9u03C7u03CCu03C1u03B7) "delight in dancing" was one of the nine Muses and goddess of dance and chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean" which means "of or relating to dance". She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre, accompanying the ballerinas' choirs with her music...
