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in chorus
cho·rus C0328600 (kôr′əs)n. pl. cho·rus·es 1. a. A group of singers who perform together, usually singing multi-part compositions with more than one singer for each part.b. A group of vocalists and dancers who support the soloists and leading performers in operas, musical comedies, and revues.2. a. A musical composition usually in four or more parts written for a large number of singers.b. A refrain in a song, especially one in which the soloist is joined by other performers or audience members.c. A solo section based on the main melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group.3. a. A group of persons who speak or sing in unison a given part or composition in drama or poetry recitation.b. An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.4. a. A group in a classical Greek drama whose songs and dances present an exposition of or, in later tradition, a disengaged commentary on the action.b. The portion of a classical Greek drama consisting of choric dance and song.5. a. A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people.b. A simultaneous utterance by a number of people: a chorus of jeers from the bystanders.c. A simultaneous production of sound by numerous animals: the midday chorus of cicadas.d. A simultaneous production of sound by numerous inanimate objects: a chorus of lawnmowers from the neighborhood's backyards.tr. & intr.v. cho·rused, cho·rus·ing, cho·rus·es or cho·russed or cho·rus·sing or cho·rus·ses To sing or utter in chorus.Idiom: in chorus All together; in unison.
[Latin, choral dance, from Greek khoros; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | in chorus - speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"in unison |
in chorus
in chorusTogether; in unison. As usual, the triplets answered in chorus, like they had rehearsed it. The performer was able to get the entire audience to repeat his words in chorus.in chorusAll together, in unison, as in The voters answered the legislators in chorus. This expression transfers group singing to simultaneous utterance of any kind. [c. 1800] in chorus All together; in unison.in chorus
Related to in chorus: chorus line, Greek chorus, Chorus effectSynonyms for in chorusadv speaking or singing at the same timeSynonyms |