chorus

Where “chorus” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
2. 2
   A song performed by the singers of such a group.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 5
   A group of people in a performance who recite together.
6. 6
   An instance of singing by a group of people.
7. 7
   A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
8. 8
   The noise or sound made by such a group.
9. 9
   A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
10. 10
    The opinion expressed by such a group.
11. 11
    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).
12. 12
    A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.
13. 13
    The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.
14. 14
    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.
15. 15
    A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
16. 16
    A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.
17. 17
    The improvised solo section in a small group performance.

Etymology

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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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchorus,chhorus,chorrus,chorsu,choruss,chours,chrous,cohrus,hcorus

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