chorus
Music.
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, usually following each verse; refrain.
simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc.
the sounds so uttered: a chorus of jeers.
(in a musical show)
a company of dancers and singers.
the singing, dancing, or songs performed by such a company.
(in ancient Greece)
a lyric poem, believed to have been in dithyrambic form, that was sung and danced to, originally as a religious rite, by a company of persons.
an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors in ancient Greek drama.
the group of actors that performed the chorus and served as major participants in, commentators on, or as a supplement to the main action of the drama.
Theater.
a group of actors or a single actor having a function similar to that of the Greek chorus, as in Elizabethan drama.
the part of a play performed by such a group or individual.
to sing or speak in chorus.
Idioms about chorus
in chorus, in unison; with all speaking or singing simultaneously: They responded in chorus to the minister's questions.
Origin of chorus
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How to use chorus in a sentence
The running machines are a gloomy chorus of heavy-footed stomping.
And then that chorus kicks in, and the young lady formerly known as Lizzy Grant transforms into the princess of darkness.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More | Marlow Stern | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother beautiful Eminor number, with a nice shift up to the major for the chorus.
As she finishes the thought, a chorus of voices rises around her.
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Once—twice, the chorus of that old English Royalist song rose up out of the grove.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairA chorus of haw haws, showed how delighted his fellow-clowns were with farmer Joe's story.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe solo voice of the Nubian sailor was lost in the chorus of voices which came floating over the Nile.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensPolitics were largely at the bottom of it all, I am sure, and certain newspapers joined in the noisy chorus.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBefore a long table at one end of the room is the crowd of American students singing in a chorus.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for chorus
/ (ˈkɔːrəs) /
a large choir of singers or a piece of music composed for such a choir
a body of singers or dancers who perform together, in contrast to principals or soloists
a section of a song in which a soloist is joined by a group of singers, esp in a recurring refrain
an intermediate section of a pop song, blues, etc, as distinct from the verse
jazz any of a series of variations on a theme
(in ancient Greece)
a lyric poem sung by a group of dancers, originally as a religious rite
an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors
(in classical Greek drama) the actors who sang the chorus and commented on the action of the play
actors playing a similar role in any drama
(esp in Elizabethan drama) the actor who spoke the prologue, etc
the part of the play spoken by this actor
a group of people or animals producing words or sounds simultaneously
any speech, song, or other utterance produced by a group of people or animals simultaneously: a chorus of sighs; the dawn chorus
in chorus in unison
to speak, sing, or utter (words, etc) in unison
Origin of chorus
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with chorus
see in chorus.
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