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choreography.

The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/General-American/ˌkɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.

    uncountable
    She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent.
  2. The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet. The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  3. The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet. The art of creating and arranging any activities that involve social coordination or orchestration.

    broadly · countable · figuratively · uncountable
    the delicate choreography of a marathon transplant operation involving several surgical suites
  4. The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.

    uncountable
    The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done.
  5. The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.

    countable · uncountable
    I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at.
  6. The notation used to construct this record.

    countable · uncountable
    Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show.
  7. An organised display by fans in the stadium, involving props such as flags, banners, musical instruments and pyrotechnics.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Reshaping of earlier choregraphy, a borrowing from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”). By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy. Both choregraphy and choreography replaced earlier chorography in the dance sense (from χορός (khorós, “dance ring, round dance”) + -γραφία (-graphía); compare Greek χορογραφία (chorografía)), which had been used in 1710 as a translation of the same French term.

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