chorea
/kəˈɹi.ə/
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South Asia/ˈkʰorɪjɑ/
chorea noun: an Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
Noun
chorea (countable and uncountable, plural choreas or choreae or choreæ)
- An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
- Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.
chorea meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Persian
chorea in Tamil
- வலிப்பு வகை, தசை வலிப்பு நோய், கொக்கரிப்பு, கொரிய வலிப்பு
chorea in Indonesian
- disease of the nervous system
- korea
chorea in Persian
- disease of the nervous system
- رقصاک raqsâk, داءالرقص dâ'-or-raqs
Forms of chorea
| plural | choreas |
|---|---|
| plural | choreae |
| plural | choreæ |
Origin of chorea
From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía).
Words formed from chorea
Words that rhyme with chorea
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- althea
- Anthea
- Caesarea
- hamartia
- Hosea
- Leah
- logorrhea
- maria
- panacea
- Sandia
- Theia
- trachea
- Zia
- Achaea
- Alethea
- carry the message to Garcia
- chia
- diarrhea
- Hygieia
- mens rea
- pharmacopoeia
- pro-mia
- quesadilla
- ratafia
- sangria
- shea
- Shi'a
- tortilla
- urea
- Aeaea
- Apamea
- apatheia
- Aramea
- Arimathea
- avania
- cinquedea
- Corea
- deliver the message to Garcia
- dionaea
- dyspnea
- Euboea
- eupatheia
- Euryclea
- Fawzia
- gelateria
- glossopoeia
- gonorrhea
- Hialeah
Questions about chorea
- What does chorea mean?
- Chorea means an Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
- What is chorea in Tamil?
- Chorea in Tamil is வலிப்பு வகை, தசை வலிப்பு நோய், கொக்கரிப்பு. See Chorea meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chorea?
- Chorea is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chorea?
- Chorea is pronounced /ˈkʰorɪjɑ/ (South Asia).
- What is the plural of chorea?
- The plural of chorea is choreas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chorea (page history and authors); chorea (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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