chorus

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1. 1.(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. What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic. Milton.
2. 2.An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
3. 3.(Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.
4. 4.(Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices.
5. 5.(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.
6. 6.The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.
7. 7.To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. W. D. Howells.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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