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choric

American  
[kawr-ik, kohr-] / ˈkɔr ɪk, ˈkoʊr- /

adjective

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


choric British  
/ ˈkɒrɪk /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of choric

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


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But Lee—or his choric narrative—wants us to see a certain kind of antiheroic potency in her stoicism.

From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2014

John Cooper Clarke has a great choric cameo with a poem entitled Pity the Plight of Young Fellows.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2012

All this matters because it lends Chris's endless refrain of "dat ole devil, sea" a choric power.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2011

Mr. Knechtges’s inspired choreography incorporates disco funk, b-boying, Dallas Cowgirls-style booty shaking and stylized Greek choric gestures, a hilarious specialty of Jason Tam as a left-wing blogger who falls for Lysistrata.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2011

Harris has written some choric works for men and women also.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Rupert Hughes

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