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>Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 27 is:
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>terpsichorean \turp-sik-uh-REE-un, turp-suh-KOR-ee-un\ (adjective)
> : of or relating to dancing
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>Example sentence:
> The audience watched with delight as Stacey glided across the
> stage, performing arabesques, pirouettes, and other
> terpsichorean feats with grace and technical precision.
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>Did you know?
> In Greek and Roman mythology, Terpsichore was one of the
> nine muses -- those graceful sister-goddesses who presided
> over learning and the arts. Terpsichore was the patron of
> dance and choral song (and later lyric poetry), and in
> artistic representations she is often shown dancing and
> holding a lyre. Her name, which earned an enduring place in
> English through the adjective "terpsichorean," literally
> means "dance-enjoying."
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