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English Dictionary: Chorus by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chorus
n
  1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
  2. a group of people assembled to sing together
  3. the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
    Synonym(s): refrain, chorus
  4. a body of dancers or singers who perform together
    Synonym(s): chorus, chorus line
  5. a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
    Synonym(s): chorus, Greek chorus
v
  1. utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"
  2. sing in a choir
    Synonym(s): choir, chorus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chorused}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Chorusing}.]
      To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D.
      Howells.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chorus \Cho"rus\, n.; pl. {Choruses}. [L., a dance in a ring, a
      dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and
      singers. Gr. [?]. See {Choir}.]
      1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers.
  
                     The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a
                     chorus of singers.                              --Dryden.
  
      2. (Gr. Drama) A company of persons supposed to behold what
            passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the
            sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or
            verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by
            the chorus.
  
                     What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or
                     iambic.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
  
      4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.
  
      5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which
            is intended to be sung by a number of voices.
  
      6. (Mus.) Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as
            at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join
            with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing
            such parts.
  
      7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration;
            as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Chorus
  
      A distributed {operating system} developed at {INRIA}.
  
  
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