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CHORUS
refrain, chorus
(noun) the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
chorus
(noun) any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; âa chorus of boosâ
chorus
(noun) a group of people assembled to sing together
chorus, Greek chorus
(noun) a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
chorus, chorus line
(noun) a body of dancers or singers who perform together
chorus
(verb) utter in unison; ââyes,â the children chorusedâ
choir, chorus
(verb) sing in a choir
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chorus (plural choruses or chorusses or chori)
A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece.
A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.
A group of singers; singing group who perform together.
A repeated part of a song.
Synonym: refrain
(jazz) The improvised solo section in a small group performance.
A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.
(figuratively) A group of people or animals who make sounds together
The noise made by such a group.
(theater) An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.
Verb
chorus (third-person singular simple present choruses, present participle chorussing or chorusing, simple past and past participle chorussed or chorused)
(transitive) To sing or recite in chorus.
(transitive) To say in unison; to express in unison.
(transitive) To echo (a particular sentiment).
(intransitive) To sing the chorus (of a song).
(intransitive) To speak as if in chorus (about something).
(intransitive) To echo in unison another person's words.
(intransitive) (of animals) To make their cry together.
Synonyms
• (say in unison): duet
Anagrams
• urochs
Source: Wiktionary
Cho"rus, n.; pl. Choruses. Etym: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. Choir.]
1. (Antiq.)
Definition: A band of singers and dancers. The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers. Dryden.
2. (Gr. Drama)
Definition: A company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus. What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic. Milton.
3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
4. (Mus.)
Definition: A company of singers singing in concert.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices.
6. (Mus.)
Definition: Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts.
7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.
Cho"rus, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb. n. Chorusing.]
Definition: To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. W. D. Howells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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