chorus

noun (plural choruses)

• 1a part of a song which is repeated after each verse: strong guitar-driven songs with big, big choruses
• a piece of choral music, especially one forming part of a larger work such as an opera: a selection of choruses from the ‘Messiah’
• a simple song for group singing in informal Christian worship:a typical service includes several hymns and choruses sung by all

• 2a large organized group of singers, especially one which performs with an orchestra or opera company: he has words of praise for the RSNO Chorus
• a group of singers or dancers performing together in a supporting role in a musical or opera: the orchestra lacked polish and the chorus were inclined to rush ahead regardless

• 3a simultaneous utterance of something by many people:a growing chorus of complaint ‘Good morning,’ we replied in chorus

• 4(in ancient Greek tragedy) a group of performers who comment together on the main action: Sophocles no longer gave the chorus the major role
• a single character who speaks the prologue and other linking parts of the play, especially in Elizabethan drama.
• a section of text spoken by the chorus in drama.

• 5a device used with an amplified musical instrument to give the impression that more than one instrument is being played: [as modifier]:a chorus pedal

verb (choruses, chorusing, chorused)

• (of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time: [with direct speech]:‘Morning, Sister,’ the nurses chorused