chorus
Other forms: choruses; chorused; chorussed; chorusing; chorussing
A chorus is a group of singers or that catchy part of a song that repeats several times.
In ancient Greek tragedies, a khoros was a group of people that spoke in unison about the actions of the characters. And that's where we got the word chorus, which usually refers to a group of singers or performers, or the refrain of a song when a group of vocalists joins a soloist. A chorus of groans may follow a teacher's announcement of an upcoming test, which means that the entire class voices its dismay at the same time.
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a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek playsynonyms: Greek chorus
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a group of people assembled to sing togethertypes:choira chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremonytype of:musical group, musical organisation, musical organizationan organization of musicians who perform together
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a body of dancers or singers who perform togethersynonyms: chorus linetypes:type of:linea formation of people or things one beside another
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the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group“a chorus of boos”type of:soundthe sudden occurrence of an audible event
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sing in a choir
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utter in unison
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When characters in stories "speak", certain words tell us how that dialog is supposed to sound. Their spoken words evoke different tones, sounds, and meaning. changes the tone and meaning of what they're saying. Pump up the volume on your writing with these words to use for dramatic dialogue.