semichorus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.
  2. A small number of selected singers.

Word forms

semichorus semichoruses

Etymology

From semi- + chorus.

Related words

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