choric

[ kawr-ik, kohr- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or written for a chorus.

choric

/ ˈkɒrɪk /

adjective

1. of, like, for, or in the manner of a chorus, esp of singing, dancing, or the speaking of verse

Word History and Origins

Origin of choric¹

1810–20; < Late Latin choricus < Greek chorikós, equivalent to chor ( ós ) chorus + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

Thus (in a choric ballet) the voice and the step proceed from one and the same person, in that they are all perfectly regulated.

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These were days when the proa went shouting across the empty southern seas to madrigal and choric song.

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His priests and generals, captives and choric women, are as little Greek as they are modern.

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During the choric dance he is driven away into ignominious quarters.

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And the Great Sloth wearies us with the singing of choric songs when we long to be asleep.

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