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cho·rus
/ˈkorəs, ˈkɔr-/
合唱隊,齊聲(vt.)(vi.)齊聲說道,合唱
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cho·rus
n.
;
pl
.
Choruses
1.
Antiq.
A
band
of
singers
and
dancers
.
The
Grecian
tragedy
was
at
first
nothing
but
a
chorus
of
singers
.
--
Dryden
.
2.
Gr. Drama
A
company
of
persons
supposed
to
behold
what
passed
in
the
acts
of
a
tragedy
,
and
to
sing
the
sentiments
which
the
events
suggested
in
couplets
or
verses
between
the
acts
;
also
,
that
which
was
thus
sung
by
the
chorus
.
What
the
lofty
,
grave
tragedians
taught
In
chorus
or
iambic
. --
Milton
.
3.
An
interpreter
in
a
dumb
show
or
play
. [
Obs
.]
4.
Mus.
A
company
of
singers
singing
in
concert
.
5.
Mus.
A
composition
of
two
or
more
parts
,
each
of
which
is
intended
to
be
sung
by
a
number
of
voices
.
6.
Mus.
Parts
of
a
song
or
hymn
recurring
at
intervals
,
as
at
the
end
of
stanzas
;
also
,
a
company
of
singers
who
join
with
the
singer
or
choir
in
singer
or
choir
in
singing
such
parts
.
7.
The
simultaneous
of
a
company
in
any
noisy
demonstration
;
as
,
a
Chorus
of
shouts
and
catcalls
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Cho·rus
,
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Chorused
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Chorusing
.]
To
sing
in
chorus
;
to
exclaim
simultaneously
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
chorus
n
1:
any
utterance
produced
simultaneously
by
a
group
; "
a
chorus
of
boos
"
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
[
syn
:
refrain
]
4:
a
body
of
dancers
or
singers
who
perform
together
[
syn
:
chorus
line
]
5:
a
company
of
actors
who
comment
(
by
speaking
or
singing
in
unison
)
on
the
action
in
a
classical
Greek
play
[
syn
:
Greek
chorus
]
v
1:
utter
in
unison
; "`
yes
,'
the
children
chorused
"
2:
sing
in
a
choir
[
syn
:
choir
]
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