choregraph
choregraph is the alternative form of choreograph.
Meaning of choreograph
Verb
choreograph (third-person singular simple present choreographs, present participle choreographing, simple past and past participle choreographed)
- To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet.
- So he choreographs each event depending on the crowd, starting with something to learn the drill, like “Marching Through Georgia,” working in something to loosen people up like the hokeypokey, and probably a contra dance (long lines, not squares) like the Virginia reel.2008 June 19, Peter Applebome, “At 91, He Isn’t Ready for the Last Dance Just Yet”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2021
- To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.
- Fight sequences fall into one of three categories: “MAMs” (many against many), “OHMs” (one hits many), and “triple O′s” (one on one). Group fights — MAMs and OHMs — are more difficult to choreograph than triple O′s, and TV shows that included well-choreographed MAMs and OHMs received higher marks...1994 February, Black Belt, page 42
- To work as a choreographer.
Forms of choregraph
| third-person singular present | choregraphs |
|---|---|
| present participle | choregraphing |
| past participle | choregraphed |
| past | choregraphed |
Questions about choregraph
- What is choregraph the alternative form of?
- Choregraph is the alternative form of choreograph.
Words near choregraph in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: choregraph (page history and authors); choreograph (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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