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semichorus

noun

Etymology

From semi- + chorus.

  1. derived from χορός — “group of dancers and singers, choir, chorus; dance accompanied by song; round dance”
  2. borrowed from chorus — “group of dancers and singers; dance”
  3. borrowed from chorus — “church choir”
  4. prefixed as semichorus — “semi + chorus”

Definitions

  1. half a chorus

    half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.

  2. A small number of selected singers.

The neighborhood

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