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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cho•ra•gus (kə rā′gəs, kō-, kô-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gi (-jī),USA pronunciation -gus•es. - Antiquity, Show Business(in ancient Greece)
- the leader of a dramatic chorus.
- a person who undertook the expense of providing for such a chorus.
- Show Businessany conductor of an entertainment or festival.
Also, choregus. - Greek chorāgós, dialect, dialectal variant of chorēgós, equivalent. to chor(ós) chorus + -ēgos, combining form of ágein to lead
- Latin
- 1620–30;
cho•rag•ic (kə raj′ik, -rā′jik),USA pronunciation adj. |