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Definition of terpsichore : The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.

Synonyms:

leap, bounce, dance, leaping, spring, dancing, bound, jump, saltation

Usage examples:

• There is a sentiment in the dancing of this charming votary of Terpsichore that elevates it far beyond the licentious style generally adopted by the ladies of her profession, and which bids fair to accomplish a reformation in it. - "The Idler in France", Marguerite Gardiner.
• A few hours sufficed to bring the swift Terpsichore alongside of the stranger, who first hoisted, and then immediately hauled down the tricoloured flag in token of submission. - "Newton Forster", Frederick Marryat.
• On September 12, 1891, on my way to the North Sandhead lightship, which, however, we failed to reach by reason of the strong ebb tide against us and the wind dropping to a calm, we revisited this sternpost of the Terpsichore. - "Heroes of the Goodwin Sands", Thomas Stanley Treanor.