chorus

Meanings

1. A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
2. A song performed by the singers of such a group.
3. 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.
4. A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
5. A group of people in a performance who recite together.
6. An instance of singing by a group of people.
7. A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
8. The noise or sound made by such a group.
9. A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
10. The opinion expressed by such a group.
11. A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
12. A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

1. To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.
2. To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.
3. To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.
4. To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.
5. To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.
6. To echo in unison another person's words.
7. Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.

1. A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
2. A song performed by the singers of such a group.

Etymology

The noun is borrowed from Medieval Latin chorus (“church choir”), Latin chorus (“group of dancers and singers; dance”), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”); The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of choir, chore, and hora.