"choragus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: choragi [plural], choregus [alternative], choregos [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin chorāgus, from Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”. Compare Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|chorāgus}} Borrowed from Latin chorāgus, {{der|en|grc-dor|χορᾱγός}} Doric Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), {{af|grc|χορός<t:chorus>|-ᾱγός<pos:Doric form of <i class="Polyt mention nowrap" lang="grc">-ηγός</i> (-ēgós, “-leader”)>|lit=chorus-leader|nocat=1}} χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + -ᾱγός (-āgós, Doric form of -ηγός (-ēgós, “-leader”)), literally “chorus-leader”, {{m+|grc-att|χορηγός}} Attic Greek χορηγός (khorēgós) Head templates: {{en-noun|choragi}} choragus (plural choragi)
  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens. Tags: historical Derived forms: choragic
    Sense id: en-choragus-en-noun-uePyFUfs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Ancient Greece

Inflected forms

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