Definitions for Chorusˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cho•rusˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-(n.)(pl.)-rus•es

  1. (n.)a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usu. following each verse; refrain.

    Category: Music and Dance

  2. simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc.

  3. the sounds so uttered:

    a chorus of jeers.

  4. (in a musical show) those performers in the company who sing or dance as a group and usu. do not play separate roles.

    Category: Music and Dance, Showbiz

  5. (in ancient Greece) an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors in a drama. the group itself.

    Category: Literature, Showbiz

  6. an actor or group of actors functioning like the ancient Greek chorus, as in Elizabethan drama. the role performed by this chorus.

    Category: Showbiz

  7. (v.i.)to sing or speak simultaneously.

Idioms for chorus:

  1. in chorus,with everyone speaking or singing simultaneously; in unison.

    Category: Idiom

Origin of chorus:

1555–65; < L < Gk chorós a dance, band of dancers and singers

Princeton's WordNet

  1. chorus(noun)

    any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

    "a chorus of boos"

  2. chorus(noun)

    a group of people assembled to sing together

  3. refrain, chorus(noun)

    the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

  4. chorus, chorus line(noun)

    a body of dancers or singers who perform together

  5. chorus, Greek chorus(verb)

    a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

  6. chorus(verb)

    utter in unison

    "`yes,' the children chorused"

  7. choir, chorus(verb)

    sing in a choir

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. chorus(noun)ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-

    a repeated part of a song; = refrain

    ***Everyone sings the chorus together.

  2. chorusˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-

    a group of singers; = choir

    a men's chorus

  3. chorusˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-

    a piece of music sung by a group

    the Hallelujah chorus

  4. chorusˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-

    when people express the same thing at the same time

    a chorus of disapproval/sighs

Wiktionary

  1. chorus(Noun)

    A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece

  2. chorus(Noun)

    A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.

  3. chorus(Noun)

    A group of singers; singing group who perform together.

    The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

  4. chorus(Noun)

    A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain.

    The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.

  5. chorus(Noun)

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

  6. chorus(Noun)

    A group of people or animals who make sounds together

  7. chorus(Noun)

    An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.

  8. chorus(Verb)

    To echo a particular sentiment.

  9. chorus(Verb)

    To sing the chorus.

  10. Origin: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chorus(noun)

    a band of singers and dancers

  2. Chorus(noun)

    a company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus

  3. Chorus(noun)

    an interpreter in a dumb show or play

  4. Chorus(noun)

    a company of singers singing in concert

  5. Chorus(noun)

    a composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices

  6. Chorus(noun)

    parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts

  7. Chorus(noun)

    the simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls

  8. Chorus(verb)

    to sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Chorus

    in the ancient drama a group of persons introduced on the stage representing witnesses of what is being acted, and giving expression to their thoughts and feelings regarding it; originally a band of singers and dancers on festive occasions, in connection particularly with the Bacchus worship.


Translations for Chorus

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

chorus(noun)

a group of singers

the festival chorus.

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