I. ˈkȯr-əs noun
Etymology: Latin, ring dance, chorus, from Greek choros
Date: 1567
1.
a. : a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action ; also : a similar company in later plays
b. : a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue and epilogue and comments on the action
c. : an organized company of singers who sing in concert : choir ; especially : a body of singers who sing the choral parts of a work (as in opera)
d. : a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue
2.
a. : a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals
b. : the part of a drama sung or spoken by the chorus
c. : a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert
d. : the main part of a popular song ; also : a jazz variation on a melodic theme
3.
a. : something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals
a chorus of boos
that eternal chorus of: “Are we there yet?” from the back seat — Sheila More
b. : sounds so uttered
visitors are taken to the woods by car to hear the mournful chorus es of howling wolves — Bob Gaines
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- in chorus
II. transitive verb
Date: 1826
: to sing or utter in chorus