chorus
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɔːrəs/
- Months before the beginning of the war, a chorus of voices warned of just this possibility.
- a chorus of voices
- a growing chorus
- joined the chorus
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Watch on YouTubeAnd this may actually come, come with a chorus of voices and people telling them, oh, come on now.
- And this may actually come, come with a chorus of voices and people telling them, oh, come on now.
- And now Human Rights Watch joins the chorus, and they too cannot be deemed just a bunch of angry activists.
- It's like a a chorus of very different views on anarchism.
Examples
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"What?" The exclamation came in a chorus from all three startled men.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the night, a wolf howled, a chorus filling in, eerie, searching.
Fiction book (1990) -
Others took up the cry, and another chorus followed on with, "Contract rights!"
Fiction book (1993) -
And now Human Rights Watch joins the chorus, and they too cannot be deemed just a bunch of angry activists.
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Faint through the chaotic chorus of voices, a thin, high tone came to Thoris.
Fiction book (1992) -
Plissken and Taslima run from the building as a chorus of wails rises.
Fiction book (1996) -
And I knew that the hopelessly poignant thing... ..was not Lolita's absence from my side... ..but the absence of her voice from that chorus.
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The announcement was met with a loud chorus of cheers from the crowd.
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As the debate continued, a chorus of opinions emerged, voicing concerns about the project.
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The children joined in a joyful chorus during the school assembly, expressing their excitement.
Synonyms
89
2.8
Two or more people act or speak at the same time
41
3.0
A short repeated phrase a group says or sings together
17
3.7
A group showing agreement by all saying the same thing
1
4.8
A group singing or making the same sounds together
Compounds
- Literature
3
7.4
A group of people in ancient Greek plays who comment on the action for the audience
1
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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Etymology
Chorus comes from Greek choros, originally a group voice in a play, so the word now also means many people saying or making the same sound together. That's why we say 'a chorus of voices' when a crowd all reacts at once.