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choreography

noun
/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/US/ˌkɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/UK

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.

  1. borrowed from chorégraphie

Definitions

  1. The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a…

    The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.

    • She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent.

  2. The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or…

    The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.

    • The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done.

  3. The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.

    • I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The notation used to construct this record.

      • Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for choreography. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA