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Terp⋅sich⋅o⋅re
[turp-sik-uh-ree] 
–noun
| 1. | Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song. |
| 2. | (lowercase ) choreography; the art of dancing. |
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| Terp·sich·o·re (tûrp-sĭk'ə-rē) n.
[Latin Terpsichorē, from Greek Terpsikhorē, from feminine of terpsikhoros, dance-loving : terpein, to delight + khoros, dance; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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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.
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Terpsichore
in Greek religion, one of the nine Muses, patron of lyric poetry and dancing (in some versions, flute playing). She is perhaps the most widely known of the Muses, her name having entered general English as the adjective terpsichorean ("pertaining to dancing"). In some accounts she was the mother of the half-bird, half-woman Sirens, whose father was the sea god Achelous or the river god Phorcys.
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