chorus
A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who…A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
» We joined in on the chorus.
Meaning
18 senses(historical)A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
Chor
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a body of dancers or singers who perform together
(historical)A song performed by the singers of such a group.
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
(UK, broadly, historical)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.
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.
Chor
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(broadly)A group of people in a performance who recite together.
Chor
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a group of people assembled to sing together
An instance of singing by a group of people.
(collective, noun)A group of angels, or of types of angels like seraphim.
(figuratively)A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
a chorus of crickets a chorus of whiners
(figuratively)The noise or sound made by such a group.
a chorus of shouts and catcalls
(figuratively)A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
(figuratively)The opinion expressed by such a group.
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).
Examples
36 sentencesWe joined in on the chorus.
They all joined in the chorus.
deSie stimmten alle in den Refrain ein.
Tom joined in on the chorus.
We all joined in on the chorus.
Tom sang with a men's chorus for many years.
Translations
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Origin
The noun is borrowed from Medieval Latin chorus (“church choir”), Latin chorus (“group ofThe 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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Forms
plural: chorusesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play:Greek chorus
- a body of dancers or singers who perform together:chorus line
- the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers:refrain
Word family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular