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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ancient Greece:
A group of
singers
and
dancers
in a
theatrical
performance or
religious
festival
who
commented
on the main performance in
speech
or song.
●
In Ancient Greece:
A
song
performed
by the
singers
of such a group.
●
In British English & Theater:
An
actor
who
reads
the
prologue
and
epilogue
of a
play
, and sometimes also
acts
as a
commentator
or
narrator
; also, a
portion
of a
play
read
by this
actor
.
●
In Musicians:
A group of
singers
performing
together; a
choir
;
specifically
, such a group
singing
together in a
musical
, an
opera
, etc; as
distinct
from the
soloists
; an ensemble.
●
A group of people in a performance who
recite
together.
●
An
instance
of
singing
by a group of people.
●
In Collectives:
A group of people,
animals
, or
inanimate
objects
who make
sounds
together.
●
The
noise
or
sound
made by such a group.
●
A group of people who
express
a
unanimous
opinion.
●
The
opinion
expressed
by such a group.
●
In Music:
A
piece
of
music
, especially one in a
larger
work such as an
opera
,
written
to be
sung
by a
choir
in
parts
(
for example
, by
sopranos
,
altos
,
tenors
, and basses).
●
In Music:
A part of a
song
which is
repeated
between
verses
; a refrain.
●
In Music:
The main part of a
pop song
played
after the introduction.
●
In Music:
A group of
organ pipes
or
organ stops
intended
to be
played
simultaneously
; a
compound
stop
; also, the
sound
made by such
pipes
or
stops
.
●
In Music:
A
feature
or
setting in
electronic music
that makes one
instrument
sound
like many.
●
In Christianity & Music:
A
simple
, often
repetitive
,
song
intended
to be
sung
in a group during
informal
worship.
●
In Jazz & Music:
The
improvised
solo
section
in a small group performance.
Verb
●
To
sing
(a
song
),
express
(a
sentiment
), or
recite
or
say
(words) in chorus.
●
To
express
concurrence
with (something said by another person); to echo.
●
To provide (a
song
) with a
chorus
or refrain.
●
To
sing
the
chorus
or
refrain
of a song.
●
To
sing
,
express
, or
say
in, or
as if
in, unison.
●
To
echo
in unison
another person's words.
●
Of
animals
: to make
cries
or
sounds
together.
Name
●
A group of
singers
and
dancers
in a
theatrical
performance or
religious
festival
who
commented
on the main performance in
speech
or song.
●
A
song
performed
by the
singers
of such a group.
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Origin
chorus
English
chorus
Latin
χορός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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