'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
  • Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb. n. Chorusing.] To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'chorus'

From: Moby Thesaurus