chorus

chorus
cho•rus
[[t]ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-[/t]] n. pl. -rus•es,
1) mad
a) a group of persons singing in unison
b) (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers
c) a piece of music for singing in unison
d) a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usu. following each verse; refrain
2) simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc
3) the sounds so uttered:
a chorus of jeers[/ex]
4) mad sbz (in a musical show)
those performers in the company who sing or dance as a group and usu. do not play separate roles
5) lit. (in ancient Greece)
a) sbz an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors in a drama
b) the group itself
6) sbz
a) an actor or group of actors functioning like the ancient Greek chorus, as in Elizabethan drama
b) the role performed by this chorus
7) to sing or speak simultaneously
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Etymology: 1555–65; < L < Gk chorós a dance, band of dancers and singers

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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