choric

American  

[kawr-ik, kohr-] / ˈkɔr ɪk, ˈkoʊr- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or written for a chorus.

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choric British  

/ ˈkɒrɪk /

adjective

1. of, like, for, or in the manner of a chorus, esp of singing, dancing, or the speaking of verse

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Etymology

Origin of choric

1810–20; < Late Latin choricus < Greek chorikós, equivalent to chor ( ós ) chorus + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

But Lee—or his choric narrative—wants us to see a certain kind of antiheroic potency in her stoicism.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2014

John Cooper Clarke has a great choric cameo with a poem entitled Pity the Plight of Young Fellows.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2012

All this matters because it lends Chris's endless refrain of "dat ole devil, sea" a choric power.

From The Guardian • Aug. 9, 2011

Mr. Knechtges’s inspired choreography incorporates disco funk, b-boying, Dallas Cowgirls-style booty shaking and stylized Greek choric gestures, a hilarious specialty of Jason Tam as a left-wing blogger who falls for Lysistrata.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011

There was a revival too of topical allusiveness after the reticence proper to war-time; and the Geddes family must be justifiably flattered by their admission to a choric refrain.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 by Various