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Definition of 'chorus'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece
  • A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.
  • A group of singers; singing group who perform together.
    • The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.
  • A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain .
    • ''The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus .
  • A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.
  • (figuratively) A group of people or animals who make sounds together
    • A chorus of crickets
    A chorus of whiners
  • The noise made by such a group.
    • a chorus of shouts and catcalls
  • * {{quote-news
    • |year=2011 |date=October 1 |author=Phil McNulty |title=Everton 0–2 Liverpool |work=BBC Sport citation |page= |passage=At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.}}
  • (theater) An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.

    • Verb

  • To echo a particular sentiment.
  • To sing the chorus.

    • Related terms

    * choir * choral * chorea * Huntington's chorea * Sydenham's chorea * choreography

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