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1 an organized group of singers
  • the annual Christmas program presented by the church's chorus

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2 a part of a song or hymn that is repeated every so often
  • the whole congregation will join in for the chorus

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The first known use of chorus was in 1567

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“Chorus.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorus. Accessed 7 December 2019.

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