orchestic
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Of or pertaining to dancing or the art of rhythmical movement of the body; regulating or regulated by dancing: as, the orchestic arts.
- noun The art of dancing; especially, among the ancient Greeks, the art which uses the rhythmical movements of the human body as a means of scenic expression: also used in the plural with the same meaning as in the singular.
Examples
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We do not know precisely what this famous orchestic was, for no example of it has come down to us in intelligible form.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
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By orchestic they meant an apparatus of mystical dancing or posturing and marching and certain gestures.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present
Note
The word 'orchestic' comes from a Greek word meaning 'related to dancing'.
