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choragus
[ kuh-rey-guhs, koh-, kaw- ]
noun
, plural cho·ra·gi [k, uh, -, rey, -jahy, koh-, kaw-], cho·ra·gus·es.
- (in ancient Greece)
- the leader of a dramatic chorus.
- a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.
- any conductor of an entertainment or festival.
choragus
/ kɔːˈrædʒɪk; -ˈreɪ-; kɔːˈreɪɡəs /
noun
- in ancient Greek drama
- the leader of a chorus
- a sponsor of a chorus
- a conductor of a festival
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Derived Forms
- choragic, adjective
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Other Words From
- cho·rag·ic [k, uh, -, raj, -ik, -, rey, -jik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of choragus1
C17: from Latin, from Greek khoragos, from khoros chorus + agein to lead
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Example Sentences
Thus, on one occasion, Themistocles was the choragus to a tragedy by Phrynichus.
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The addresses of the choragus are all written by the Geistlicher Rath Daisenberger.
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It consists of eighteen singers, with a leader styled the Choragus.
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Perhaps you will accommodate me, my handsome young captain, choragus of this new school of the prophets?'
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Then he puts one Choragus—or leader of chorus, supporting the main action—on each side.
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