n.
(pl. choruses)
- a part of a song which is repeated after each verse.
- a piece of choral music, especially one forming part of an opera or oratorio.
- a large group of singers, especially one performing with an orchestra.
▸a group of singers or dancers performing together in a supporting role in a musical or opera.
- (in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment on the main action, typically speaking and moving together.
▸a character who speaks the prologue and links parts of the play, especially in Elizabethan drama.
- a simultaneous utterance by many people.
- a device used with an amplified musical instrument to give the impression that more than one instrument is being played.
v.
(choruses, chorusing, chorused)
(of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time.
Etymology
C16: from L., from Gk khoros.