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- [kawr-uh s, kohr-]
- /ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-/
- /ˈkɔː.rəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-uh s, kohr-]
- /ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-/
Definitions of chorused word
- noun plural chorused Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain. 1
- noun plural chorused simultaneous utterance in singing, speaking, shouting, etc. 1
- noun plural chorused the sounds so uttered: a chorus of jeers. 1
- noun plural chorused a company of dancers and singers. the singing, dancing, or songs performed by such a company. 1
- noun plural chorused a lyric poem, believed to have been in dithyrambic form, that was sung and danced to, originally as a religious rite, by a company of persons. an ode or series of odes sung by a group of actors in ancient Greek drama. the group of actors that performed the chorus and served as major participants in, commentators on, or as a supplement to the main action of the drama. 1
- noun plural chorused Theater. a group of actors or a single actor having a function similar to that of the Greek chorus, as in Elizabethan drama. the part of a play performed by such a group or individual. 1
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Origin of chorused
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin < Greek chorós a dance, band of dancers and singers
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Parts of speech for Chorused
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chorused popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
chorused usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chorused
verb chorused
- recite — to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson.
- shout — to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
- intone — to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
- vocalize — to make vocal; utter; articulate; sing.
noun chorused
- refrained — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- repeated — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- reprised — Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- tuned — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- bobbed — If a woman's hair is bobbed, it is cut in a bob.
Antonyms for chorused
noun chorused
- silenced — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
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