n.
Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ r- ə s
Function: 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>
– in chorus : in unison <answering in chorus >