What does ghe word chorus mean
noun
1.
Music .
a.
a group of persons singing in unison.
b.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
c.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
d. [
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
2.
simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc.
3.
the sounds so uttered: a chorus of jeers.
4.
(in a musical show)
a.
a company of dancers and singers.
b.
the singing, dancing, or songs performed by such a company.
5.
(in ancient Greece)
a.
a
lyric poem, believed to have been in dithyrambic form, that was sung and danced to, originally as a religious rite, by a company of persons.
b.
an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors in ancient Greek drama.
c.
the group of actors that performed the chorus and served as major participants in, commentators on, or as a supplement to the main action of the drama. ]
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