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semichorus

semichorus noun: half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.

Noun

semichorus (plural semichoruses)

  1. half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.
  2. A small number of selected singers.

Forms of semichorus

pluralsemichoruses

Origin of semichorus

From semi- + chorus.

Questions about semichorus

What does semichorus mean?
Semichorus means half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.
What part of speech is semichorus?
Semichorus is a noun.
What is the plural of semichorus?
The plural of semichorus is semichoruses.

Words near semichorus in the dictionary

  1. semichildren
  2. semichiral
  3. semichivalrous
  4. semichoral
  5. semichoric
  6. semichorus
  7. semichoruses
  8. semichot
  9. semichoth
  10. semichronic
  11. semicircadian

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