'Chorus' definitions:
Definition of 'chorus'
From: WordNet
noun
Any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
noun
A group of people assembled to sing together
noun
The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers [syn: refrain, chorus]
noun
A body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn: chorus, chorus line]
noun
A company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn: chorus, Greek chorus]
verb
Utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"
verb
Sing in a choir [syn: choir, chorus]
Definition of 'Chorus'
From: GCIDE
- Chorus \Cho"rus\, n.; pl. Choruses. [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. ?. See Choir.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers. [1913 Webster]
- The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chorus'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'chorus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cappella,
- acclamation,
- accord,
- accordance,
- act like,
- acting company,
- addendum,
- affect,
- affinity,
- afterthought,
- agreement,
- agreement of all,
- anacrusis,
- anthem,
- antistrophe,
- appendix,
- articulate,
- assent,
- assume,
- back matter,
- ballad,
- bass passage,
- bis,
- bob,
- book,
- borrow,
- bourdon,
- breathe,
- bridge,
- burden,
- cadence,
- cantata,
- canto,
- carol,
- cast,
- cast of characters,
- chamber chorus,
- chant,
- characters,
- chime,
- chirp,
- chirrup,
- choir,
- choral group,
- choral singing,
- choral society,
- choral symphony,
- chorale,
- circus troupe,
- coda,
- codicil,
- coherence,
- coincidence,
- colophon,
- come out with,
- common assent,
- common consent,
- communicate,
- company,
- compatibility,
- concert,
- conclusion,
- concord,
- concordance,
- concurrence,
- conformance,
- conformation,
- conformity,
- congeniality,
- congruence,
- congruency,
- congruity,
- consensus,
- consensus gentium,
- consensus of opinion,
- consensus omnium,
- consent,
- consentaneity,
- consequence,
- consistency,
- consonance,
- consort,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- convey,
- cooperation,
- copy,
- corps de ballet,
- correspondence,
- counterfeit,
- couplet,
- crib,
- croon,
- deliver,
- descant,
- development,
- disclose,
- distich,
- ditto,
- division,
- do,
- do like,
- do-re-mi,
- double take,
- dramatis personae,
- dying words,
- echo,
- emit,
- ensemble,
- enunciate,
- envoi,
- epilogue,
- epode,
- equivalence,
- exposition,
- express,
- fake,
- figure,
- fling off,
- folderol,
- follow-through,
- follow-up,
- forge,
- formulate,
- general acclamation,
- general agreement,
- general consent,
- general voice,
- give,
- give expression,
- give out with,
- give tongue,
- give utterance,
- give voice,
- glee,
- glee club,
- go like,
- harmonic close,
- harmony,
- heptastich,
- hexastich,
- hoke,
- hoke up,
- hum,
- hymn,
- imitate,
- impart,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intersection,
- intonate,
- intone,
- introductory phrase,
- last words,
- let out,
- Liederkranz,
- Liedertafel,
- like-mindedness,
- lilt,
- line,
- lip,
- madrigal,
- madrigaletto,
- make like,
- measure,
- meeting of minds,
- minstrel,
- mirror,
- mixed chorus,
- monostich,
- movement,
- musical phrase,
- musical sentence,
- mutual understanding,
- octastich,
- octave,
- octet,
- one accord,
- one voice,
- oneness,
- oratorio,
- oratorio society,
- ornament,
- ottava rima,
- out with,
- overlap,
- parallelism,
- part,
- Parthian shot,
- parting shot,
- passage,
- peace,
- pentastich,
- period,
- peroration,
- phonate,
- phrase,
- pipe,
- plagiarize,
- postface,
- postfix,
- postlude,
- postscript,
- pour forth,
- present,
- pronounce,
- PS,
- psalm,
- put forth,
- put in words,
- quatrain,
- quaver,
- raise,
- rapport,
- reecho,
- reflect,
- refrain,
- repeat,
- repertory company,
- repetend,
- resolution,
- response,
- rhyme royal,
- ritornello,
- roulade,
- same mind,
- say,
- second thought,
- section,
- self-consistency,
- septet,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequelae,
- sequelant,
- sequent,
- sequitur,
- serenade,
- sestet,
- set forth,
- sextet,
- shake,
- simulate,
- sing,
- sing in chorus,
- singing club,
- single voice,
- sol-fa,
- solmizate,
- sound,
- Spenserian stanza,
- stanza,
- statement,
- stave,
- stock company,
- strain,
- strophe,
- subscript,
- suffix,
- supplement,
- supporting cast,
- swan song,
- syllable,
- symmetry,
- sync,
- synchronism,
- tag,
- tailpiece,
- tally,
- tell,
- tercet,
- terza rima,
- tetrastich,
- throw off,
- timing,
- total agreement,
- tremolo,
- trill,
- triplet,
- tristich,
- troll,
- troupe,
- tune,
- tutti,
- tutti passage,
- tweedle,
- tweedledee,
- twit,
- twitter,
- unanimity,
- unanimousness,
- undersong,
- understanding,
- uniformity,
- union,
- unison,
- unisonance,
- universal agreement,
- utter,
- variation,
- verbalize,
- verse,
- vocalize,
- voice,
- voices,
- warble,
- whisper,
- whistle,
- word,
- yodel