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choric, a.|ˈkɒrɪk, ˈkɔərɪk|
[ad. L. choric-us, a. Gr. χορικός, f. χορός; see chorus. Cf. F. chorique.]
1. Gr. Antiq. Of or pertaining to a chorus (in Greek tragedy, etc.); in the style of a chorus.
1830tr. Aristophanes' Wasps 155 Courageous..in the Choric dance, and brave in fight! 1846Grote Greece I. i. xvi. 521 The rhythm of his choric songs. 1867Swinburne Ess. & Stud. (1875) 168 The debateable question of choric metre.
2. Pertaining to a chorus or choir; choral. rare.
1882Trans. Victoria Inst. 312 Perfected beings combining in choric adoration.
Hence chorics n. pl. (nonce-wd. after heroics, elegiacs, etc.), the verses of a (Greek) chorus.
1819Lamb Lett. 7 June 107 The Chorics (how do you like the word?) of Samson Agonistes. |