Art & MusicGreek → English
Chorus
A group of singers; a recurring part of a song.
The Greek roots
χορός
chorós
band of dancers
Literally: “a dancing troupe”
Follow a root:χορός6 words
The story of the word
The chorós danced and sang as one in Greek drama — the same root gives choir and choreography.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The whole crowd joined in on the chorus.