chorus
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khoros).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
chorus (plural choruses or chorusses)
- 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.
- The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.
- A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain.
- The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.
- 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
- A chorus of crickets
- A chorus of whiners
- The noise made by such a group.
- a chorus of shouts and catcalls
- 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0–2 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
- At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.
- (theater) An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.
Translations [edit]
group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece
group of people in a play or performance who recite together
singing group who perform together
repeated part of a song
setting or feature in electronic music
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Verb [edit]
chorus (third-person singular simple present choruses, present participle chorusing or chorussing, simple past and past participle chorused or chorussed)
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
Chorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chorus in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek χορός (khoros), a group of actors who recite and sing together.
Noun [edit]
chorus (genitive chorī); m, second declension
- chorus (all forms)
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chorus | chorī |
| genitive | chorī | chorōrum |
| dative | chorō | chorīs |
| accusative | chorum | chorōs |
| ablative | chorō | chorīs |
| vocative | chore | chorī |