choreography

C2 Topic:Art & Music

US /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/ UK /ˌkɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/ See IPA manual

Freq #16815

Meanings

1

noun
The art of arranging the steps and movements of a dance.

The choreography for the new ballet took months to create.
2

noun
The particular sequence of dance steps used in a performance.

The dancers rehearsed the complex choreography until it was flawless.

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1 noun · the art of arranging the... stage dancing

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Forms choreographies

Derived forms antichoreographychoralographychoreographchoreographerchoreographicswordography

Etymology

Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.

chorégraphie French

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Art & Music Theater & Performance Word Formation & Derivatives

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# choreography

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/
**Frequency rank:** 16815

## Meanings
1. The art of arranging the steps and movements of a dance.
2. The particular sequence of dance steps used in a performance.

## Examples
- The choreography for the new ballet took months to create.
- The dancers rehearsed the complex choreography until it was flawless.

## Derived Forms
- antichoreography
- choralography
- choreograph
- choreographer
- choreographic
- swordography

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chorégraphie
- Affix: -graphy - writing

## Etymology
Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.

## AI Etymology
Choreography is borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include chorégraphie (French). Current senses include the art of arranging the steps and movements of a dance and the particular sequence of dance steps used in a performance. The wider family includes derived forms such as antichoreography, choralography, choreograph, choreographer, and choreographic.

## Topics
- Art & Music
- Theater & Performance
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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