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Terpsichore definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, terpsichore, saltation]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Terpsichor? Date: 1501 the Greek Muse of dancing and choral song

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Moby Thesaurus

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