chorus

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (choros).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkɔːɹəs/
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[edit] Noun

chorus (plural choruses)

  1. A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece
  2. A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.
  3. A group of singers; singing group who perform together.
    The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.
  4. A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain.
    The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.
  5. A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.
  6. (figuratively) A group of people or animals who make sounds together
    A chorus of crickets
    A chorus of whiners
    • 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.
  7. (theater) An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.

[edit] Translations

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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  • Latin: chorus m.
  • Portuguese: coro (1, 2) m., refrão m. (3)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: хор m. (1,2)
    Latin: hor m. (1,2)
  • Slovene: zbor m. (1,2,3), refren m. (4)

[edit] Verb

chorus (third-person singular simple present choruses, present participle chorusing, simple past and past participle chorused)

  1. To echo a particular sentiment.
  2. To sing the chorus.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek χορός, a group of actors who recite and sing together.

[edit] Noun

chorus (genitive chorī); m, second declension

  1. chorus (all forms)

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative chorus chorī
genitive chorī chorōrum
dative chorō chorīs
accusative chorum chorōs
ablative chorō chorīs
vocative chore chorī

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