different between dancing vs terpsichorean

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??n.s??/, /?dæn.s??/
• Rhymes: -??ns??, -æns??

Noun

dancing (countable and uncountable, plural dancings)

1. The activity of taking part in a dance.
2. (historical) A dance club in France.
   • 2001, William A. Shack, Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story Between the Great Wars

     New dancings pervaded the length and breadth of Montmartre in order to suit the taste of foreign patrons.

   • 2003, Jeffrey H. Jackson, Making Jazz French: Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris (page 44)

     Different dancings also attracted different crowds. Indeed, the diversity of dancers throughout the city makes drawing a detailed portrait of them difficult.

Derived terms

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Verb

dancing

1. present participle of dance

Italian

Etymology

From English.

Noun

dancing m (invariable)

1. dance hall

Spanish

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?dan?in/, [?d?ãn?.??n]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /?dansin/, [?d?ãn.s?n]

Noun

dancing m (plural dancings)

1. dance hall

English

Alternative forms

• Terpsichorean

Etymology

From Terpsichore (“the Muse of dance in Greek mythology”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t??p.s?.k???i?.?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?p.s?.k???i?.?n/, /?t?p.s??k??.i?.?n/
• ,

Adjective

terpsichorean (comparative more terpsichorean, superlative most terpsichorean)

1. (dance) Of or relating to dancing.
   • 1939, T. S. Eliot, The Song of the Jellicles (in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats)

     They're quiet enough in the morning hours,
     They're quiet enough in the afternoon,
     Reserving their terpsichorean powers
     To dance by the light of the Jellicle Moon.

Usage notes

This word is sometimes capitalized, because of its etymology from a proper noun.

Translations

Noun

terpsichorean (plural terpsichoreans)

1. A person who dances, especially professionally.

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