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chorus.

A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔːɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkoɹəs/Canada, General-American/ˈkoːɹəs/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.

    historical
  2. A song performed by the singers of such a group.

    historical
  3. An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.

    UK · broadly · historical
  4. A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.

    The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.
  5. A group of people in a performance who recite together.

    broadly
  6. An instance of singing by a group of people.

  7. A group of angels, or of types of angels like seraphim.

    collective · noun
  8. A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.

    figuratively
    a chorus of crickets    a chorus of whiners
  9. The noise or sound made by such a group.

    figuratively
    a chorus of shouts and catcalls
  10. A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.

    figuratively
  11. The opinion expressed by such a group.

    figuratively
  12. A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).

  13. A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

    The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.
  14. The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.

  15. A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.

  16. A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.

    attributive · often
  17. A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.

  18. The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

Where this word comes from

The noun is borrowed from Medieval Latin chorus (“church choir”), Latin chorus (“group of dancers and singers; dance”), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”); The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of choir, chore, and hora.

verb/ˈkɔːɹəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkoɹəs/Canada, General-American/ˈkoːɹəs/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.

    transitive
  2. To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.

    transitive
  3. To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.

    rare · transitive
  4. To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.

    intransitive
  5. To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.

    intransitive
  6. To echo in unison another person's words.

    intransitive
  7. Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

The noun is borrowed from Medieval Latin chorus (“church choir”), Latin chorus (“group of dancers and singers; dance”), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”); The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of choir, chore, and hora.

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