chorus
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- noun
- /ˈkɔːrəs/
- Behind us in the gym, thunderous feet stamped bleachers to the chorus of "Let's Go Big Team."
- chorus repeats
- verse and chorus
- second chorus
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Watch on YouTubeThat's a perfect first chorus on a Blues.
- That's a perfect first chorus on a Blues.
- And he texted back the first half of the first chorus.
- And the chorus of this song was Fly, Daddy, Fly, Fly, Daddy Fly.
- I don't know, I feel like that might have even been the best Atmos music when the chorus dropped ever.
- Just like a pop song, no matter how cool or hipster, has a chorus, a bridge, a verse structure, right?
- It's just like, so you can just, a lot of pop artists, you know, they'll just say, they'll just say the chorus once and they'll just loop that right.
- So you can actually put them on an audio line and match the audio lines up to the to the same phrases, the same choruses and whatnot, all, all the same.
- It's when it comes up, I'll show you the the the the chorus.
Examples
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Here comes the uplifting chorus!
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In the musical, the entire cast joined together to sing the chorus after every verse.
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And the chorus of this song was Fly, Daddy, Fly, Fly, Daddy Fly.
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Next time, can you get through the chorus before you do your solo?
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Now you sing the chorus.
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So let's join in just one last chorus
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That song when I first sang that chorus, it was just so uplifting.
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In pop songs, the verse's lyrics often narrate the story, while the chorus crystallizes the theme.
Academic text (2017) -
As one section or soloist performs the melody, the chorus adds the appropriate harmony on sustained syllables.
Academic text (2004) -
The chorus of their favorite song was so catchy that everyone started singing along.
Synonyms
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3.5
A part of a song repeated after each verse
Compounds
- Literature
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7.4
A group of people in ancient Greek plays who comment on the action for the audience
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5.1
A person who leads and trains a choir before performances so the singers perform together
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes one electric instrument sound like several by adding short echoes and small pitch changes
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Chorus comes from the Greek choros, a singing and dancing group that often joined the music in plays. That's why the chorus of a song is the part people sing again and again, usually with everyone joining in.