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Chorus   /kˈɔrəs/   Listen
Chorus

noun
(pl. choruses)
1.
Any utterance produced simultaneously by a group.
2.
A group of people assembled to sing together.
3.
The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers.  Synonym: refrain.
4.
A body of dancers or singers who perform together.  Synonym: chorus line.
5.
A company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play.  Synonym: Greek chorus.
verb
(past & past part. chorused; pres. part. chorusing)
1.
Utter in unison.
2.
Sing in a choir.  Synonym: choir.



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"Chorus" Quotes from Famous Books



... catch the spirit of that long vanished chorus, and find in the two possible renderings of this word a twofold example, the faithful following of which would put new vigour into our service? We are called to a loftier office, and have heavenly harmonies entrusted to us to be made vocal ...
— Expositions Of Holy Scripture - Volume I: St. Luke, Chaps. I to XII • Alexander Maclaren
... CHORUS OF PRIESTS. O God of our fathers! we, Thy last priests, pray in the last church of Thy Son now standing upon earth for the faith of our ancestors! Deliver us from our ...
— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 - Devoted To Literature And National Policy • Various
... imperfect things—he had enjoyed them all with moderation, so as to keep himself young. But now he was deserted by his power of enjoyment, by his philosophy, and left with this dreadful feeling that it was all done with. Not even the Prisoners' Chorus, nor Florian's Song, had the power to dispel the gloom ...
— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy
... of these words of the intelligent king of the Kurus, a thick shower of fragrant flowers fell from the sky. The Gandharvas played upon many charming musical instruments. The Apsaras in a chorus sang the glory of king Duryodhana. The Siddhas uttered loud sound to the effect, "Praise be to king Duryodhana!" Fragrant and delicious breezes mildly blew on every side. All the quarters became clear and the firmament ...
— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 - Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 • Unknown
... in the darkness, a melancholy chorus joining in with long-drawn cadence. A shadow swept into ...
— Keith of the Border • Randall Parrish


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