单词 | choric |
释义 | choricadj. 1. Ancient Greek History. Of or pertaining to a chorus (in Greek tragedy, etc.); in the style of a chorus. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [adjective] > ancient Greek chorus choral1669 chorical1699 choric1830 1830 J. W. Warter tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 155 Courageous..in the Choric dance, and brave in fight! 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 521 The rhythm of his choric songs. 1867 A. C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. Oct. 437 The debateable question of choric metre. 2. Pertaining to a chorus or choir; choral. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > company of singers > [adjective] choral1656 choristical1660 choric1882 1882 Trans. Victoria Inst. 312 Perfected beings combining in choric adoration. Derivatives chorics n. plural (nonce-word after heroics, elegiacs, etc.), the verses of a (Greek) chorus. ΚΠ 1819 C. Lamb Let. 7 June (1935) II. 250 The Chorics (how do you like the word?) of Samson Agonistes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819 |
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