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
Co-directors Ian Forrest and Stefan Escreet fill the stage with a large community cast who provide choric punditry on the exploits of the local celebrity.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013
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
They were originally modelled on the songs written to accompany the choric dance, which were probably the starting-point of the lyric poetry of the Germanic peoples.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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