terp·si·cho·re·an

(tûrp′sĭ-kə-rē′ən, tûrp′sĭ-kôr′ē-ən)

adj.

Of or relating to dancing.

A dancer.

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Terpsichorean

(ˌtɜːpsɪkəˈrɪən; -ˈkɔːrɪən)

adj

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of or relating to dancing or the art of dancing

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a dancer

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terp•si•cho•re•an

(ˌtɜrp sɪ kəˈri ən, ˌtɜrp sɪˈkɔr i ən, -ˈkoʊr-)

adj.

1. pertaining to dancing.

2. a dancer.

[1865–75]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	terpsichorean - a performer who dances professionally dancer, professional dancer ballet dancer - a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company ballet master - a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company ballet mistress - a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company belly dancer, exotic belly dancer, exotic dancer - a woman who performs a solo belly dance chorine, chorus girl, showgirl - a woman who dances in a chorus line dance master, dancing-master - a professional teacher of dancing hoofer, stepper - a professional dancer kachina - a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit nautch girl - a professional dancing girl in India performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience tap dancer, tapper - a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes taxi dancer - a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance
Adj.	1.	terpsichorean - of or relating to dancing; "her terpsichorean activities"

terpsichorean

noun

A person who dances, especially professionally:

dancer.

Slang: hoofer.

Translations

Terpsichorean

adj (form, hum) skill etc → im Tanzen; Terpsichorean art → Tanzkunst f

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So, doing a tight-rope act on a wire stretched across Niagara was a safe terpsichorean performance compared with waltzing twice with Dempsey Donovan's paper-box girl.

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This was such an entirely new view of the Terpsichorean art as socially practised, that Mrs Lammle looked at her young friend in some astonishment.

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I was pleased to see the children, parents and the teachers incorporating special messages during the program, and showcasing their terpsichorean talents through folk dances like the Tinikling and Cariaosa, and Muslim dances such as the Kapa Malong.

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"The original double-height space of the rotunda will be reinstated and cupolas that once sat on the three-storey towers either side of the rotunda will be rebuilt, allowing the copper terpsichorean female figures - known as the 'dancing ladies' - to be returned to their original position on top of the cupolas."

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Grand champion University of Mindanao proved that their terpsichorean skills are truly the best at the 1st Felcris Inter-School Street Dance Competition last December 8 at the Davao City Recreation Center.

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A Facebook entry apparently furnishes followers with fuller and further facts concerning the development, doubtless in true terpsichorean tradition.

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The unveiling of the competitors on this enduring terpsichorean series is national news, and while the show has earned a whopping 88 total nominations and 14 wins, it's never taken the reality competition series crown.

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There is a strong terpsichorean element on the menu, including a session on Baroque Dance at Angel Place on April 16 (11am), and the Pride and Prejudice Ball at the Guildhall on May 14 (8pm).

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Deliberate antiquarianism marks the various sections' names: "Intrada", "Sarabande," "Coranto," "Madrigal." Publisher Hubert Foss correctly praised "Summer's Last Will" for conveying Tudor life "in the reality of all its splendor and all its dirt." Indubitably Lambert--what with his wild terpsichorean enthusiasms, his extremes of pride and self-laceration, the ceremoniousness of his verbal thrusts--would have coped far better in 16th-century than in 20th-century England.

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