choreograph
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from choreography, equivalent to choreo- + -graph.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹiəɡɹɑːf/, /ˈkɒɹiəɡɹæf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹjəɡɹæf/
Verb
[edit]choreograph (third-person singular simple present choreographs, present participle choreographing, simple past and past participle choreographed)
- (transitive) To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet.
- (transitive) To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.
- 18 November 2014, Daniel Taylor, “England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard”, in The Guardian[1]:
- England’s response came in the form of the brilliantly choreographed move that concluded with Wayne Rooney’s second goal and the kind of outstanding football that was beyond their opponents.
- (intransitive) To work as a choreographer.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to design and record a choreography
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