This week's theme: unusual words.

terpsichorean (turp-si-kuh-REE-uhn, turp-si-KOR-ee-uhn, -KORE-) adjective

   Of or relating to dancing.

noun

   A dancer.

[From Terpsichore, the Muse of dancing and choral song in Greek mythology.
The word Terpsichore is the feminine form of terpsichoros (delighting in
the dance), a combination of Greek terpein (to delight) and khoros (dance),
which is ultimately from Indo-European root gher- (to grasp or to enclose)
that's also the source of chorus, carol, choir, garth, court, and garden.]

Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=terpsichorean

-Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org)

  "On the subject of Prezza: Ruskin College, Oxford, his alma mater, is no
   doubt bracing itself for no end of inquiries following those startling
   pictures of his terpsichorean skills. Where did he learn to dance?"
   Peter Kingston; Conference Call; The Guardian (London, UK); May 2, 2006.

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