Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Terpsichore"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Terpsichore
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
[syn: {Terpsichore}]
2: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time
to music [syn: {dancing}, {dance}]
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