Terpsichore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːpsɪtʃˌɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːpsɪtʃˌɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːpsɪtʃˌɔː/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːpsɪtʃˌɔːɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dancing dance saltation

Word Forms

dance	verb	move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
terpsichorean	adjective	of or relating to dancing
saltate	verb	leap or skip, often in dancing

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

terpsícore

(mitología griega) la musa de la danza y del canto coral

🇮🇹Italian

tersicore

(mitologia greca) la Musa della danza e del canto corale

🇵🇹Portuguese

terpsícore

(Mitologia Grega) a Musa da dança e do canto coral

🇷🇺Russian

терпсихора

(Греческая мифология) Муза танца и хоровой песни.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

terpsichor

(ग्रीक पौराणिक कथा) नृत्य और सामूहिक गीत का संग्रह

🇮🇳Tamil

டெர்ப்சிகோர்

(கிரேக்க புராணம்) நடனம் மற்றும் கோரல் பாடலின் அருங்காட்சியகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టెర్ప్సిచోర్

(గ్రీకు పురాణం) నృత్యం మరియు బృందగానం యొక్క మ్యూజ్

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેર્પ્સીચોર

(ગ્રીક પૌરાણિક કથા) નૃત્ય અને કોરલ ગીતનું મ્યુઝ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೆರ್ಪ್ಸಿಕೋರ್

(ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪುರಾಣ) ನೃತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕೋರಲ್ ಹಾಡಿನ ಮ್ಯೂಸ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെർസിചോർ

(ഗ്രീക്ക് മിത്തോളജി) നൃത്തത്തിൻ്റെയും ഗാനമേളയുടെയും മ്യൂസിയം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

特西霍雷

（希腊神话）舞蹈和合唱歌曲的缪斯

🇯🇵Japanese

テルプシコレ

(ギリシャ神話) ダンスと合唱のミューズ

🇰🇷Korean

테르프시코레

(그리스 신화) 춤과 합창의 뮤즈

🇹🇭Thai

เทอร์ปซิชอร์

(เทพนิยายกรีก) รำพึงแห่งการเต้นรำและการร้องเพลงประสานเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpsikore

(Mitologi Yunani) Muse tarian dan lagu paduan suara

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

ترپسیکور

(اساطیر یونانی) موز رقص و آواز کر

🇹🇷Turkish

terpsikor

(Yunan mitolojisi) dansın ve koro şarkısının ilham perisi

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