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noun cho·re·og·ra·phy \ËŒkȯr-Ä“-ˈä-grÉ™-fÄ“\

: the art or job of deciding how dancers will move in a performance; also : the movements that are done by dancers in a performance

plural cho·re·og·ra·phies

Full Definition of CHOREOGRAPHY

1

:  the art of symbolically representing dancing

2

a :  the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet

b :  a composition created by this art

3

:  something resembling choreography <a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy — Wolfgang Saxon>

— cho·reo·graph·ic \ËŒkȯr-Ä“-É™-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— cho·reo·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(É™-)lÄ“\ adverb

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Examples of CHOREOGRAPHY

1. He has an interest in choreography.
2. a show with excellent choreography

Origin of CHOREOGRAPHY

French chorégraphie, from Greek choreia + French -graphie -graphy

First Known Use: circa 1789

Other Dance Terms

attitude, honor, saltatory, sashay, taw