choric

[ kawr-ik, kohr- ]

adjective

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

choric

/ ˈkɒrɪk /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of choric¹

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

Example Sentences

Hardy plays Mark, a minicab driver who has a choric function, singing about his own expertise on the subject of psychopathic homicide.

From The Guardian

This choric hostility was in both cases essentially socio-cultural, and not literary.

From The Guardian

They also function as a choric background against which the poet can strike his lonely, heroic poses.

From The New Yorker

But the show's originality lies in the way Cork has helped to shape and reorder verbatim speech to create a piece of choric theatre.

From The Guardian

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

From The Guardian