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unchoreographed

adjective un·cho·reo·graphed \ ˌən-ˈkȯr-ē-ə-ˌgraft \

Definition of unchoreographed

: not planned, arranged, or directed by or as if by choreography : not choreographed

unchoreographed dancing/dancers

an unchoreographed meeting

First Known Use of unchoreographed

1962

in the meaning defined above

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