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Chorus

3 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a group of singers, or the repeated refrain of a song
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Stage 1 of 3
khoros
Greek · ancient
"a group dance or song"
a group of singers and dancers performing in a Greek drama
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chorus
Latin · ancient
"a group of singers"
adopted for the same group performance in Roman theater
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Stage 3 of 3
chorus
English · 1500s
"a group of singers, or a song's refrain"
settled as the word for a group of singers or a song's refrain
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