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a dancer.
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Terpsichorean
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| given to using long words. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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terpsichorean
"pertaining to dancing," 1869, lit. "of Terpsichore," from L. form of Gk. Terpsikhore, muse of dancing and dramatic chorus (see Terpsichore). Hence theatrical slang terp "stage dancer, chorus girl" (1937).
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