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Definition of Choric
1. Adjective. Relating to or written for or in the style of a Greek chorus. "A choric Greek tragedy"
Definition of Choric
1. a. Of or pertaining to a chorus.
Definition of Choric
1. Adjective. Including or involving a Greek chorus ¹
2. Adjective. (poetry) Intended to be sung by a choir or chorus (e.g. a hymn) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Choric
1. pertaining to a chorus [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Choric
Literary usage of Choric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greece: II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens by George Grote (1899)
"THE interval between 776-560 Bc presents to us a remarkable expansion of Grecian
genius in the creation of their elegiac, iambic, lyric, choric, and gnomic ..."
2. An Introduction to the Rhythmic and Metric of the Classical Languages: To by Johann Hermann Heinrich Schmidt, John Williams White (1902)
"According to this, the dance melodies of choric poetry are distinguished from
... choric Strophes. 1. In lyrical poetry the strophe, and with it the same ..."
3. The Gypsy Trail: An Anthology for Campers by Mary Hopkins, Pauline Dorothea Goldmark (1914)
"Alfred, Lord Tennyson choric SONG OF THE LOTOS-EATERS THERE is sweet music here
that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass, Or night-dews ..."
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