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cho·rus
(kôr′əs)n. pl. cho·rus·es
1.
a. A group of singers who perform together, usually singing multi-part compositions with more than one singer for each part.
b. A group of vocalists and dancers who support the soloists and leading performers in operas, musical comedies, and revues.
2.
a. A musical composition usually in four or more parts written for a large number of singers.
b. A refrain in a song, especially one in which the soloist is joined by other performers or audience members.
c. A solo section based on the main melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group.
3.
a. A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.
b. An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.
4.
a. A group in a classical Greek drama whose songs and dances present an exposition of or, in later tradition, a disengaged commentary on the action.
b. The portion of a classical Greek drama consisting of choric dance and song.
5.
a. A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people.
b. A simultaneous utterance by a number of people: a chorus of jeers from the bystanders.
c. A simultaneous production of sound by numerous animals: the midday chorus of cicadas.
d. A simultaneous production of sound by numerous inanimate objects: a chorus of lawnmowers from the neighborhood's backyards.
tr. & intr.v. cho·rused, cho·rus·ing, cho·rus·es or cho·russed or cho·rus·sing or cho·rus·ses
Idiom: To sing or utter in chorus.
in chorus
All together; in unison.
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chorus
(ˈkɔːrəs)n, pl -ruses
1. (Music, other) a large choir of singers or a piece of music composed for such a choir
2. (Music, other) a body of singers or dancers who perform together, in contrast to principals or soloists
3. (Music, other) a section of a song in which a soloist is joined by a group of singers, esp in a recurring refrain
4. (Pop Music) an intermediate section of a pop song, blues, etc, as distinct from the verse
5. (Jazz) jazz any of a series of variations on a theme
6. (Poetry) (in ancient Greece)
a. a lyric poem sung by a group of dancers, originally as a religious rite
b. an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors
7. (Theatre)
a. (in classical Greek drama) the actors who sang the chorus and commented on the action of the play
b. actors playing a similar role in any drama
8. (Theatre) (esp in Elizabethan drama)
a. the actor who spoke the prologue, etc
b. the part of the play spoken by this actor
9. a group of people or animals producing words or sounds simultaneously
10. any speech, song, or other utterance produced by a group of people or animals simultaneously: a chorus of sighs; the dawn chorus.
11. in chorus in unison
vb
to speak, sing, or utter (words, etc) in unison
[C16: from Latin, from Greek khoros]
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cho•rus
(ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-)n., pl. -rus•es, n.
1.
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.
4. (in a musical show) those performers in the company who sing or dance as a group and usu. do not play separate roles.
5. (in ancient Greece)
a. an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors in a drama.
b. the group itself.
6.
v.t., v.i. 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.
Idioms: in chorus, with everyone speaking or singing simultaneously; in unison.
[1555–65; < Latin < Greek chorós a dance, band of dancers and singers]
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Chorus
a company of singers; a simultaneous outburst of speech. See also carol, choir.Examples: chorus of bad language; of complaints; of conversation, 1845; of Greek actors; of laughter; of planets, 1660; of porpoises, 1698; of singers, 1656.
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chorus
Past participle: chorused
Gerund: chorusing
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| Noun | 1. |  chorus - any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| 2. | chorus - a group of people assembled to sing together choir - a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together | |
| 3. | chorus - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
| 4. |  chorus - a body of dancers or singers who perform togethercorps de ballet, ensemble - the chorus of a ballet company line - a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call" | |
| 5. |  chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek playsinging, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music | |
| Verb | 1. | chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused" |
| 2. |  chorus - sing in a choir music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
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chorus
noun
2. choir, singers, ensemble, vocalists, choristers The chorus was singing 'The Ode to Joy'.
in chorus in unison, as one, all together, in concert, in harmony, in accord, with one voice `Let us in,' they all wailed in chorus.
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Translations
بِصَوْتٍ واحِدفِرْقَةُ مُغَنّينلازِمَه أو غنائيهيُغَنّون، يَتَكَلَّمون بِصَوْتٍ واحِد
pěvecký sborrefrénrevuální sborřícisborové volání
koromkvædrefræn
kertosäekuoro
énekkarkóruskórusban mondkórusmû
kór, söngflokkurláta til sín heyra í einum kórsamtaka hrópsöngflokkurviîlag
pasakytirefrenassutartinai sušuktisutartinis šūksmas
balsu korisdziedāt/runāt korīizrunāts korīkordebaletskoris
spevácky súbortanečný/spevácky zborzborové volaniezborovo volať
pripevrefrenzbor
chorus
[ˈkɔːrəs]A. N (choruses (pl))
1. [of singers, play] → coro m; (in musical) → conjunto m
in chorus → a coro
to sing in chorus → cantar a coro
in chorus → a coro
to sing in chorus → cantar a coro
3. (fig) a chorus of praise greeted the book → el libro fue recibido por un coro de aprobación or alabanzas
a chorus of shouts greeted this → esto fue recibido por un coro de exclamaciones
a chorus of shouts greeted this → esto fue recibido por un coro de exclamaciones
B. VT (= speak in unison) → decir a coro; (= answer) → contestar a coro
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chorus
[ˈkɔːrəs] n (= singers) → chœur m
(= repeated part of song) → refrain m
(= song sung by chorus) → chœur m
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chorus
n
(= refrain) → Refrain m
chorus
:chorus girl
n → Revuetänzerin f → or -girl nt
chorus line
n → Revue f
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chorus
(ˈkoːrəs) – plural ˈchoruses – noun1. a group of singers. the festival chorus.
2. a group of singers and dancers in a musical show.
3. part of a song repeated after each verse. The audience joined in the chorus.
4. something said or shouted by a number of people together. He was greeted by a chorus of cheers.
verb to sing or say together. The children chorused `Goodbye, Miss Smith'.
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