"Greek chorus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Greek choruses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Greek chorus (plural Greek choruses)
  1. (Ancient Greece, historical) Synonym of chorus (“a group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song”) Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Synonyms: chorus [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. (figurative) Synonym of chorus (“a group of people who express a unanimous opinion”) Tags: figuratively Synonyms: chorus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Greek_chorus-en-noun-TJqaLojR

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