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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group;
- Example: "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]


VERB (2)

1. utter in unison;
- Example: "`yes,' the children chorused";

2. sing in a choir;
[syn: choir, chorus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers. [1913 Webster] The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a chorus of singers. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] What the lofty, grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Chorus A distributed operating system developed at INRIA. (2006-09-20)