01 n. A band of singers and dancers.
pl.
Choruses ((#))
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1.
A band of singers and dancers.(Antiq.)“The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers.” — Dryden.
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2.
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.(Gr. Drama)“What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic.” — Milton.
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3.
An interpreter in a dumb show or play.[Obs.]
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4.
A company of singers singing in concert.(Mus.)
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5.
A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices.(Mus.)
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6.
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.(Mus.)
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7.
The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.