choruses Definition

chorus
noun choruses

1. A set of lines in a song, sung as a refrain after each verse.
2. A large choir.

Thesaurus: choir, glee club (US), chorale (US), ensemble, vocalists.
3. A piece of music for such a choir.
4a. The group of singers and dancers supporting the soloists in an opera or musical show;


Example: a chorus girl
5. Something uttered by a number of people at the same time.

Example: a chorus of ‘No's'
6. theat.
An actor who delivers an introductory or concluding passage to a play.
7. Greek theat.
A group of actors, always on stage, who comment on developments in the plot.

verb

choruses, chorused, chorusing
1. To say, sing or utter simultaneously.

Idiom: in chorus

All together; in unison.

Etymology: 16c: Latin, meaning ‘band of dancers, singers, etc'.