n. | 1. | (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers. |
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. | |
3. | An interpreter in a dumb show or play. | |
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; | |
v. i. | 1. | To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. |
Noun | 1. | chorus - any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos" |
2. | chorus - a group of people assembled to sing together | |
3. | chorus - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers Synonyms: refrain | |
4. | chorus - a body of dancers or singers who perform together Synonyms: chorus line | |
5. | chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play Synonyms: Greek chorus | |
Verb | 1. | chorus - utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused" |
2. | chorus - sing in a choir Synonyms: choir |
Chorus - A distributed operating system developed at INRIA. |