Definition of Choragus

1. Noun. (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus.

Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Generic synonyms: Leader
Category relationships: Antiquity
Derivative terms: Choragic

Definition of Choragus

1. n. A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens.

Definition of Choragus

1. Noun. (historical Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Choragus

1. the leader of a chorus or choir [n -GI or -GUSES] : CHORAGIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Choragus

choppings
choppy
chops
chopshop
chopsockies
chopsocky
chopsteak
chopstick
chopsticks
chopstix
chopt
choque
chor
choragi
choragic
choragus (current term)
choraguses
choral
choral ode
chorale
chorale prelude
choralelike
chorales
choralist
choralists
chorally
choralography
chorals
chord
chord-

Literary usage of Choragus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... predecessor (rare or spec.); spec, header, lead, here- toga (Old Eng. hist.), bellwether (contemptuous), choragus (esp. in the Classic drama), ..."

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