choreography
/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
Uncountable
noun
The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
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noun
The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
Uncountable
noun
An organised display by fans in the stadium, involving props such as flags, banners, musical instruments and pyrotechnics.
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Example Sentences
- "She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent."
- "the delicate choreography of a marathon transplant operation involving several surgical suites"
- "The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done."
- "I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at."
- "Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show."
- "This style of support is highly ritualistic and is typified by choreographies of flags, banners, pyrotechnics and chants that extol the virtues of their club."
Etymology
Reshaping of earlier choregraphy, a borrowing from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”). By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy. Both choregraphy and choreography replaced earlier chorography in the dance sense (from χορός (khorós, “dance ring, round dance”) + -γραφία (-graphía); compare Greek χορογραφία (chorografía)), which had been used in 1710 as a translation of the same French term.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: chorégraphie
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/
- British English: /ˌkɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/