CHOREOGRAPHY


Meaning of CHOREOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-ē-ˈä-grə-fē ]

noun

( plural -phies )

Etymology: French chorégraphie, from Greek choreia + French -graphie -graphy

Date: circa 1789

1. : the art of symbolically representing dancing

2.

a. : the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet

b. : a composition created by this art

3. : something resembling choreography

a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy — Wolfgang Saxon

• cho·reo·graph·ic ˌkȯr-ē-ə-ˈgra-fik adjective

• cho·reo·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.