chorus C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /ˈkɔrəs/ UK /ˈkɔːrəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a group of singers, or a refrain repeated in a song The crowd joined in the chorus with one rising voice. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a group of singers, or a... choirrefrainensemblechant ↔ Opposites solosoloist Word family Derived forms choralchorister Related forms choirchoralechoreography Etymology AI details From Latin chorus ('band of dancers or singers'), from Ancient Greek khorós ('dance, band of dancers and singers'). chorus Latin khorós Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chorus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɔrəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːrəs/ ## Meanings 1. a group of singers, or a refrain repeated in a song ## Examples - The crowd joined in the chorus with one rising voice. ## Synonyms - choir - refrain - ensemble - chant ## Antonyms - solo - soloist ## Derived Forms - choral - chorister ## Related Forms - choir - chorale - choreography ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chorus - Root: khorós ## Etymology From Latin chorus ('band of dancers or singers'), from Ancient Greek khorós ('dance, band of dancers and singers'). ## AI Etymology Chorus comes from Latin chorus ('band of dancers or singers'), from Ancient Greek khorós ('dance, band of dancers and singers'). The historical trail runs through chorus in Latin and khorós in Ancient Greek. Used as a noun and verb, chorus now means "a group of singers, or a refrain repeated in a song", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as choral and chorister and related forms such as choir, chorale, and choreography. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown