- [countable] part of a song that is sung after each verse synonym refrain
- Everyone joined in the chorus.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- catchy
- rousing
- singalong
- …
- join in
- sing
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- [countable] a piece of music, usually part of a larger work, that is written for a choir (= a group of singers)
- the Hallelujah Chorus
- [countable + singular or plural verb] (often in names) a large group of singers synonym choir
- the Bath Festival Chorus
- The chorus is/are on stage throughout the first act of the opera.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of performers who sing and dance in a musical show
- The chorus was/were the best thing about the show.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- female
- male
- …
- girl
- line
- member
- …
- in a/the chorus
- a member of the chorus
- a chorus of something [singular] the sound of a lot of people expressing approval or disapproval at the same time
- a chorus of praise/complaint
- a chorus of voices calling for her resignation
- A chorus of laughter greeted his remark.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- general
- growing
- join
- be met with
- bring
- …
- greet somebody/something
- in chorus
- chorus of
- a chorus of voices
- [singular + singular or plural verb] (in ancient Greek drama) a group of performers who comment together on the events of the play
- [singular] (especially in sixteenth-century drama) an actor who speaks the opening and closing words of the play
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting a character speaking the prologue of a play): from Latin, from Greek khoros.
Idioms
See chorus in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryin chorus
- all together synonym in unison
- ‘Thank you,’ they said in chorus.
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