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Definition of 'choragus'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) choragus
(in ancient Greece)

2. choragus
the leader of a dramatic chorus.

3. choragus
any conductor or leader of something, esp. of a musical ensemble or entertainment.

Etymology: (1620–30; < L < Gk chorāgós,chorēgós <chor(ós)chorus+ágein to lead)

Definition of 'choragus'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) choragus
(ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus

Definition of 'choragus'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) choragus
a chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens

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