CHORUS

Definitions of chorus in various dictionaries:

noun - any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

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

noun - a body of dancers or singers who perform together

noun - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

verb - utter in unison

verb - sing in a choir

Music.

A composition in four or more parts written for a large number of singers.

A refrain in which an audience joins a soloist in a song.

A repeat of the opening statement of a popular song played by the whole group.

A solo section based on the main melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group.

A body of singers who perform choral compositions.

A body of vocalists and dancers who support the soloists and leading performers in operas, musical comedies, and revues.

A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.

An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.

A group of masked dancers who performed ceremonial songs at religious festivals in early Greek times.

The group in a classical Greek drama whose songs and dances present an exposition of or, in later tradition, a disengaged commentary on the action.

The portion of a classical Greek drama consisting of choric dance and song.

A group or performer in a modern drama serving a purpose similar to the Greek chorus.

The performers of a choral ode, especially a Pindaric ode.

A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people.

A simultaneous utterance by a number of people: a chorus of jeers from the bystanders.

The sounds so made.

verb - to sing in unison