"cyclic chorus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyclic choruses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyclic chorus (plural cyclic choruses)
  1. (historical) The chorus that performed the songs and dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round the altar of Bacchus in a circle. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Collectives, Musicians

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