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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Terpsichore 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]