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noun (English)
1. (Ancient Greece, historical)Examples: "[W]ee would that the voice and dialect of the propheteſſe Pythia, reſembling the ſpeech of a Chorus in a tragedie from a ſcaffold, ſhould pronounce her anſwers not in ſimple, plaine, and triviall termes, without any grace to ſet them out, but with Poeticall magnificence of high and ſtately verſes, diſguiſed as it were with metaphors and figurative phraſes, yea, and that which more is, with ſound of flute and hautboies: […]"historical
2. (Ancient Greece, historical)Examples: "And the Apocalyps of Saint Iohn is the majeſtick image of a high and ſtately Tragedy, ſhutting up and intermingling her ſolemn Scenes and Acts with a ſevenfold Chorus of halleluja's and harping ſymphonies: […]"historical
3. (by extension, chiefly British, theater, historical) An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.Examples: "Enter Chorus. / Cut is the branch that might haue growne ful ſtraight, / And burned is Apolloes Laurel bough, / That ſometime grew within this learned man: […]"; "Ya're as good as a Chorus my lord."; "Palinode. / Amo[rphus]. From ſpaniſh ſhrugs, french faces, ſmirks, irps, and all affected humours: / Chorvs. Good Mercvry defend vs."Britishbroadlyhistorical
4. (by extension) A group of people in a performance who recite together.broadly
5. (figuratively)Examples: "a chorus of crickets a chorus of whiners"; "More than just an appliance, the air conditioner is a memento mori. […] As summer proceeds, listen to the chorus of machines humming in the windows, outside the houses, atop the office buildings."figuratively
6. (figuratively)Examples: "a chorus of shouts and catcalls"; "As she came to the last line [of a song], her soft low voice seemed to awaken a chorus of sprightly horns and trumpets, and certain other wind instruments peculiar to the music of that day."; "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 [Martin] Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans."figuratively
verb (English)
1. (transitive)Examples: "In the middle of the little woody bay, or rather basin, which received the scanty waters of the stream, an armed sloop lay at anchor, and he heard the din of license and carousal on board,—the hasty oath—the hearty laugh—and the boisterous song, chorussed by a score of rough voices, which made the bay re-echo."; "Shortly afterwards, all England was engaged in chorussing his favourite ditty— […]"; "[…] I could not even affect to join in the stereotyped "Oh, thank you!" which was chorused around me."Synonyms: duettransitive
2. (transitive)Examples: ""Yes," said the king; "Come, Hop-Frog, lend us your assistance. Characters, my fine fellow; we stand in need of characters—all of us—ha! ha! ha!" and as this was seriously meant for a joke, his laugh was chorused by the seven."transitive
3. (transitive)Examples: "Let ev'ry Song be Choruſt with his Name. / And Muſick pay her Tribute to his Fame."raretransitive
4. (intransitive)Examples: "1785, James Boswell, The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D, Wednesday, 8th September, 1773, http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6018/pg6018-images.html Malcolm sung an Erse song, the chorus of which was 'Hatyin foam foam eri', with words of his own. […] the boatmen and Mr M’Queen chorused, and all went well."intransitive
5. (intransitive)Examples: "Then they all chorus'd upon me—Such a character as Miſs Harlowe's! cry'd one—A lady of ſo much generoſity and good ſenſe! another— […]"; "Six State Commissioners of Education gloomily chorused about retrenchments, pay cuts and shut-down schools in Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Washington, Massachusetts and Maine."; "The animals crowded round the van. "Good-bye, Boxer!" they chorused, "good-bye!""intransitive
6. (intransitive)Examples: "Then she shouted: "Viva our Lady of Grace," and the crowd chorused."intransitive
name (English)
1. (Ancient Greece, historical) A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.Examples: "Enter Chorus. / Cut is the branch that might haue growne ful ſtraight, / And burned is Apolloes Laurel bough, / That ſometime grew within this learned man: […]"; "Ya're as good as a Chorus my lord."historicaluncountable
2. (Ancient Greece, historical) A song performed by the singers of such a group.historicaluncountable
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