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chorea.

round/ring dance; dancers; planet movement; magistrate court; multitude; choir;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kʰɔˈreː.a]Classical-Latin[koˈrɛː.a]

  1. A dance in a ring, round dance.

    declension-1 · plural-normally

  2. A round dance of the circular motions of the stars.

    declension-1 · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-der.? Ancient Greek χορός (khorós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -είᾱ (-eíā) Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía)bor. Latin chorēa Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance; circling motion”).

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