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Definitions for Chorus

[1] 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.
[2] simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc.
[3] the sounds so uttered: a chorus of jeers.
[4] (in a musical show) a company of dancers and singers. the singing, dancing, or songs performed by such a company.
[5] (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.
[6] 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.
[7] to sing or speak in chorus.
[8] in chorus , in unison; with all speaking or singing simultaneously: They responded in chorus to the minister's questions.
[9] a large choir of singers or a piece of music composed for such a choir
[10] a body of singers or dancers who perform together, in contrast to principals or soloists
[11] a section of a song in which a soloist is joined by a group of singers, esp in a recurring refrain
[12] an intermediate section of a pop song, blues, etc, as distinct from the verse
[13] jazz any of a series of variations on a theme
[14] (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
[15] (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
[16] (esp in Elizabethan drama) the actor who spoke the prologue, etc the part of the play spoken by this actor
[17] a group of people or animals producing words or sounds simultaneously
[18] any speech, song, or other utterance produced by a group of people or animals simultaneously a chorus of sighs ; the dawn chorus
[19] in chorus in unison
[20] to speak, sing, or utter (words, etc) in unison

Words related to Chorus

ensemble, choir, melody, music, theme, tune, unison, concert, harmony, choristers, chorale, motif, song, strain, burden, bob, response, accord, consonance, concord

Words nearby Chorus

choropleth, chorrie, chorrillos, chorten, chortle, chorus, chorus boy, chorus frog, chorus girl, chorus pedal, chorusmaster

Origin of Chorus

1555–65; < Latin < Greek chorós a dance, band of dancers and singers

Word origin for Chorus

C16: from Latin, from Greek khoros

Synonyms for Chorus

choir, ensemble, carolers, chorale, choristers, vocalists, voices, glee club, singing group