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choreography

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choreography

Main Entry:: cho·re·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation:: \ˌkȯr-ē-ˈä-grə-fē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural cho·re·og·ra·phies
Etymology:: French chorégraphie, from Greek choreia + French -graphie -graphy
Date:: circa 1789

1: the art of symbolically representing dancing2 a: the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet b: a composition created by this art3: something resembling choreography <a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy — Wolfgang Saxon>

— cho·reo·graph·ic

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\ˌkȯr-ē-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— cho·reo·graph·i·cal·ly

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\-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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