Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Greek Mythology The Muse of dancing and choral singing.
  • noun The art of dancing.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In classical mythology, one of the Muses, the especial companion of Melpomene, and the patroness of the choral dance and of the dramatic chorus developed from it.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Gr. Myth.) The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.

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  • proper noun Greek mythology One of the nine Muses, ruling over dance and the dramatic chorus. She is usually depicted sitting down, holding a lyre.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
  • noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin Terpsichorē, from Greek Terpsikhorē, from feminine of terpsikhoros, dance-loving : terpein, to delight + khoros, dance; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]

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From Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη, from τέρψις (terpsis, "enjoyment, delight") + χορός (khoros, "chorus").

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Examples

  • The massive collection of French court dances that Michael Praetorius collected and arranged for his volume entitled Terpsichore in 1612 was just one in the extraordinary series of publications he issued within only 15 years ...

    AvaxHome RSS: 2008

  • Titled "Terpsichore" turp-SIK-uh-ree, the work will include a visual component in the form of a "light organ" comprising seven acrylic tubes mounted on an interior wall in the stair tower.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Titled "Terpsichore" turp-SIK-uh-ree, the work will include a visual component in the form of a "light organ" comprising seven acrylic tubes mounted on an interior wall in the stair tower.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Titled "Terpsichore" turp-SIK-uh-ree, the work will include a visual component in the form of a "light organ" comprising seven acrylic tubes mounted on an interior wall in the stair tower.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Titled "Terpsichore" turp-SIK-uh-ree, the work will include a visual component in the form of a "light organ" comprising seven acrylic tubes mounted on an interior wall in the stair tower.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • The second lieutenant of the Terpsichore was a young Irishman, with a sweet, musical voice; and, as the boats left the ships, he was with difficulty kept in the line, straining to move ahead, with his face on a grin, and his cheers stimulating the men to undue or unreasonable efforts.

    The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet James Fenimore Cooper 1820

  • The Fifth Book of the Histories, called Terpsichore

    The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

  • Kullak, stern old pedagogue, divides these dances into two groups, the first dedicated to "Terpsichore," the second a frame for moods.

    Chopin : the Man and His Music James Huneker 1890

  • Te Deums; six psalms; twenty anthems; three German operas; one English opera; thirty-nine Italian operas; two Italian serenatas, two English serenatas; one Italian intermezzo, "Terpsichore"; four odes; twenty-four chamber duets; ninety-four cantatas; seven French songs; thirty-three concertos; nineteen English songs; sixteen Italian airs; twenty-four sonatas.

    A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874

  • 'Terpsichore' [1: 50] 03 - TRAINING - Two Bagpipes solos by David Munrow [2: 56] 04 - ON THE ROAD - Basse danse 'Dont vient cela' from Susato's 'Danserye' [4: 07] 05 - COMPLAINT - 'O death rock me asleep', anon.

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