chorus
/ˈkoɹəs/ noun B2- A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
- A song performed by the singers of such a group.
- A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble. · The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.
- A group of people in a performance who recite together.
- An instance of singing by a group of people.
- A group of angels, or of types of angels like seraphim.
- A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together. · a chorus of crickets a chorus of whiners
- The noise or sound made by such a group. · a chorus of shouts and catcalls
Plural choruses
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“We will!” cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus.
A chorus of boisterous laughter came from the other rocks, and Dorothy saw hundreds of the armless Hammer-Heads upon the hillside, one behind every rock.
And kissing hands, in chorus sing:
From the marsh at the head of the pond came the clear, mournfully-sweet chorus of the frogs.
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