choric
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of choric
1810–20; < Late Latin choricus < Greek chorikós, equivalent to chor ( ós ) chorus + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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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
The fifth act is very short, containing a recital by Proculeius of the Queen's death, and a choric lament in quatrains.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
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