hyporchema

[ hahy-per-kee-muh ]

noun

, plural hy·por·che·ma·ta [hahy-per-, kee, -m, uh, -t, uh].

1. a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.

Other Words From

• hy·por·che·mat·ic [hahy-per-kee-, mat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyporchema¹

1595–1605; < Greek hypórchēma, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + orchē- (variant stem of orcheîsthai to dance with or to music; orchestra ) + -ma neuter noun suffix