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chorus
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chorus
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chorus
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chorus
(encz) | chorus,pěvecký sbor n: Petr Prášek |
chorus
(encz) | chorus,refrén n: Petr Prášek |
Chorus
(gcide) | Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Chorusing.]
To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D.
Howells.
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Chorus
(gcide) | Chorus \Cho"rus\, n.; pl. Choruses. [L., a dance in a ring, a
dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and
singers. Gr. ?. See Choir.]
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1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers.
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The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a
chorus of singers. --Dryden.
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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.
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What the lofty, grave tragedians taught
In chorus or iambic. --Milton.
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3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
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4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.
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5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which
is intended to be sung by a number of voices.
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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.
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7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration;
as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.
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chorus
(wn) | chorus
n 1: any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus
of boos"
2: a group of people assembled to sing together
3: the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of
singers [syn: refrain, chorus]
4: a body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn:
chorus, chorus line]
5: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in
unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn:
chorus, Greek chorus]
v 1: utter in unison; "`yes,' the children chorused"
2: sing in a choir [syn: choir, chorus] |
chorus
(foldoc) | Chorus
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chorus frog
(encz) | chorus frog, n: |
chorus girl
(encz) | chorus girl, n: |
chorus line
(encz) | chorus line, n: |
choruses
(encz) | choruses, |
corchorus
(encz) | corchorus, n: |
in chorus
(encz) | in chorus, adv: |
Chorus
(gcide) | Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Chorusing.]
To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D.
Howells.
[1913 Webster]Chorus \Cho"rus\, n.; pl. Choruses. [L., a dance in a ring, a
dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and
singers. Gr. ?. See Choir.]
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1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers.
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The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a
chorus of singers. --Dryden.
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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.
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What the lofty, grave tragedians taught
In chorus or iambic. --Milton.
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3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
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4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.
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5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which
is intended to be sung by a number of voices.
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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.
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7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration;
as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.
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Chorused
(gcide) | Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Chorusing.]
To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D.
Howells.
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Choruses
(gcide) | Chorus \Cho"rus\, n.; pl. Choruses. [L., a dance in a ring, a
dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and
singers. Gr. ?. See Choir.]
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1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers.
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The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a
chorus of singers. --Dryden.
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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.
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What the lofty, grave tragedians taught
In chorus or iambic. --Milton.
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3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]
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4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.
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5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which
is intended to be sung by a number of voices.
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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.
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7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration;
as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.
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Chorusing
(gcide) | Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chorused; p. pr. & vb.
n. Chorusing.]
To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D.
Howells.
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Corchorus
(gcide) | Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [Nl., fr. L.
corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant
of bitter taste.] (Bot.)
The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan
globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant,
seen in old-fashioned gardens.
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Corchorus capsularis
(gcide) | Jute \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted
hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus
olitorius}, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant
itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,
cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
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Corchorus olitorius
(gcide) | Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[udd]; 277), n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L.
Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the
Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[e^]h[=u]d[=a]h Judah, son of Jacob.
Cf. Judaic.]
1. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of
Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any
member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.
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2. An adherent of Judaism.
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Jew's frankincense, gum styrax, or benzoin.
Jew's mallow (Bot.), an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius)
cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India
for its fiber.
Jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen.
The Wandering Jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his
cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander
on the earth till Christ's second coming.
Wandering Jew, any of several house plants of the genera
Zebrina and Tradescantia having white-striped leaves,
especially the creeping plants Zebrina pendula and
Tradescantia fluminensis.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Jute \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted
hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]
The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus
olitorius}, and Corchorus capsularis; also, the plant
itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,
cordage, hangings, paper, etc.
[1913 Webster]Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,
fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,
malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing
properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. Mauve,
Malachite.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities.
See Malvaceous.
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Note: The flowers of the common mallow (Malva sylvestris)
are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva
rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened,
dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree
mallow (Malva Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea),
musk mallow (Malva moschata), rose mallow or
hollyhock, and curled mallow (Malva crispa), are less
commonly seen.
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Indian mallow. See Abutilon.
Jew's mallow, a plant (Corchorus olitorius) used as a pot
herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.
Marsh mallow. See under Marsh.
[1913 Webster]Tat \Tat\ (t[a^]t), n. [Hind. [tsdo][=a][tsdo].]
Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius,
or jute. [India]
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Cyclic chorus
(gcide) | Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\
(s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos
See Cycle.]
1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles;
as, cyclical time. --Coleridge.
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2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.
Opposite of acyclic.
Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.
Note: [Narrower terms: bicyclic; heterocyclic;
homocyclic, isocyclic]
Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.
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3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at
approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of
noncyclic.
Note: [Narrower terms: {alternate(prenominal),
alternating(prenominal)}; {alternate(prenominal), every
other(prenominal), every second(prenominal)};
alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal);
biyearly; {circadian exhibiting 24-hour
periodicity)}; circular; daily, diurnal;
fortnightly, biweekly; hourly; {midweek,
midweekly}; seasonal; semestral, semestrial;
semiannual, biannual, biyearly; {semiweekly,
biweekly}; weekly; annual, yearly; biennial;
bimonthly, bimestrial; half-hourly; half-yearly;
monthly; tertian, alternate(prenominal);
triennial]
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4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].
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Cyclic chorus, the chorus which performed the songs and
dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round
the altar of Bacchus in a circle.
Cyclic poets, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and
wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so
called because keeping within the circle of a single
subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on
one subject. --Milman.
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Semichorus
(gcide) | Semichorus \Sem"i*cho`rus\, n. (Mus.)
A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of
the voices, as the female voices only, in contrast with the
full choir.
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chorus frog
(wn) | chorus frog
n 1: any of several small North American frogs having a loud
call |
chorus girl
(wn) | chorus girl
n 1: a woman who dances in a chorus line [syn: chorus girl,
showgirl, chorine] |
chorus line
(wn) | chorus line
n 1: a body of dancers or singers who perform together [syn:
chorus, chorus line] |
corchorus
(wn) | corchorus
n 1: any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large
leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of
jute
2: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
especially Asia [syn: Corchorus, genus Corchorus] |
genus corchorus
(wn) | genus Corchorus
n 1: widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs;
especially Asia [syn: Corchorus, genus Corchorus] |
greek chorus
(wn) | Greek chorus
n 1: a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in
unison) on the action in a classical Greek play [syn:
chorus, Greek chorus] |
in chorus
(wn) | in chorus
adv 1: speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously;
"they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in
chorus to the teacher's questions" [syn: in unison, {in
chorus}] |
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