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semichorus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-cho-rus
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.

noun

A small number of selected singers.

Etymology

From semi- + chorus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semichoruses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

semichoral

Questions

What does semichorus mean?
half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.
Where does semichorus come from?
From semi- + chorus.

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