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choragus

cho·ra·gus
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-rey-guh s, koh-, kaw-]
    • /kəˈreɪ gəs, koʊ-, kɔ-/
    • /kˈɔːraɡəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-rey-guh s, koh-, kaw-]
    • /kəˈreɪ gəs, koʊ-, kɔ-/

Definitions of choragus word

  • noun choragus the leader of a chorus 3
  • noun choragus a sponsor of a chorus 3
  • noun choragus a conductor of a festival 3
  • noun choragus the leader of the chorus in an ancient Greek play 3
  • noun choragus any leader of a chorus or band 3
  • noun plural choragus the leader of a dramatic chorus. a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus. 1

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Origin of choragus

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin < Greek chorāgós, dialectal variant of chorēgós, equivalent to chor(ós) chorus + -ēgos, combining form of ágein to lead

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Parts of speech for Choragus

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

choragus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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