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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHORAGUS

From Latin, from Greek khoragos, from khoroschorus + agein to lead.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHORAGUS

choragus  [kɔːˈreɪɡəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHORAGUS

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Choragus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHORAGUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

choragus

Choregos

In the theatre of ancient Greece, the chorêgos was a wealthy Athenian citizen who assumed the public duty, or choregiai, of financing the preparation for the chorus and other aspects of dramatic production that were not paid for by the government of the polis or city-state. Modern Anglicized forms of the word include choragus and choregus, with the accepted plurals of choregi and choragi In modern Greek the word χορηγός is synonymous with the word "grantor". Choregoi were appointed by the archon and the tribes of Athenian citizens from among the Athenian citizens of great wealth. Service as a choregos, though an honor, was a duty for wealthy citizens and was part of the liturgical system designed to improve the city-state's economic stability through the use of private wealth to fund public good. Choregoi paid for costumes, rehearsals, expenses of the chorus, scenery, props, special effects and most of the musicians. The choregos also hosted a feast if his chorus proved victorious in competition.

Definition of choragus in the English dictionary

The first definition of choragus in the dictionary is the leader of a chorus. Other definition of choragus is a sponsor of a chorus. Choragus is also a conductor of a festival.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHORAGUS


azygos
ˈæzɪɡəs
azygous
ˈæzɪɡəs
callipygous
ˌkælɪˈpaɪɡəs
hemizygous
ˌhɛmɪˈzaɪɡəs
heterozygous
ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəs
homozygous
ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs
magus
ˈmeɪɡəs
monozygous
ˌmɒnəʊˈzaɪɡəs
monzygous
ˌmɒnəʊˈzaɪɡəs
Noviomagus
ˌnəʊvɪəʊˈmeɪɡəs
pemphigous
ˈpɛmfɪɡəs
pemphigus
ˈpɛmfɪɡəs
pompholygous
pɒmˈfɒlɪɡəs
steatopygous
ˌstɪəˈtɒpɪɡəs
Tagus
ˈteɪɡəs
tragus
ˈtreɪɡəs
vagus
ˈveɪɡəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHORAGUS

choragi
choragic
choral
choral society
chorale
chorale prelude
choralist
chorally
chord
chord change
chord line
chord progression
chord symbol
chorda
chordal
chordamesoderm
chordate
chorded
chordee
chording

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHORAGUS

anthropophagus
antitragus
Areopagus
asparagus
cardophagus
craniopagus
esophagus
oesophagus
sarcophagus
Simon Magus
xiphopagus

Synonyms and antonyms of choragus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «choragus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHORAGUS

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The translations of choragus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «choragus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

choragus
1,325 millions of speakers

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choragus
570 millions of speakers

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choragus
510 millions of speakers

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choragus
380 millions of speakers
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choragus
280 millions of speakers

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choragus
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choragus
270 millions of speakers

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choragus
260 millions of speakers

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choragus
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Translator English - Malay

Choragus
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choragus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

choragus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

choragus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Choragus
85 millions of speakers
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choragus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

choragus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरॉगस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

choragus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

choragus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

choragus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

choragus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

choragus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

choragus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

choragus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

choragus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

choragus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of choragus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHORAGUS»

The term «choragus» is used very little and occupies the 153.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHORAGUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «choragus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «choragus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about choragus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHORAGUS»

Discover the use of choragus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to choragus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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CHORAGUS, Volume 1: Greetings from Astoria
A. M. Sherwin. a. This book is, above all else, intended to encourage you to support Happy Media. By visiting our web sites, and purchasing our products and services. I intend to encourage you by extolling the benefits of our products and ...
A. M. Sherwin, 2007
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Choragus
Rachel Blau DuPlessis writes, "Choragus" by Pattie McCarthy is a thoroughly impressive and exciting manuscript... the question raised by the insistent Odyssean motifs is: what is home, what is the female journey, how is the female journey ...
Pattie McCarthy, 1998
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The Theater of Plautus: Playing to the Audience
The choragus mocks the very last rows of his audience, standing just to the west of the drain that ran through the middle of the forum, when he refers to the pure pretenders near the gutter. Finally, the choragus himself is probably standing on a ...
Timothy J. Moore, 1998
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Illustrations of British Entomology, Or a Synopsis of ...
Choragus, Kirby. Antennas with the two basal joints incrassate; the third short, obconic ; the fourth subelongate, cylinilric ; the four following obconic ; the three terminal ones suddenly longer ; the ninth and tenth being obconic, and the last ...
James Francis Stephens, 1830
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The Entomological Magazine
From the figure and description of this insect, the body is cylindric, and the antennas and clypeus being exactly as in Choragus, the apparently penultimate joint of the tarsi is however represented as bilobed in all the legs ; so that it would  ...
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The Subjective Experience of the Indwelling Christ
In ancient Greece there were choruses, and the choragus, the leader of the chorus, was responsible for supplying all the needs of the members of the chorus by providing them with instruments, costumes, food, lodging, and other matters.
Witness Lee, 2000
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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works
1760 You are always the same, whether playing the “choragus” or not. “ Choragus” you are indeed to soldiers myriads more in number than the individuals to whom Demosthenes supplied necessaries; and yet you do not when you write to me ...
Philip Schaff
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Living Texts: Interpreting Milton
... explains that within this sequence Milton casts himself as "choragus or master of ceremonies," much as does Catullus in his epithalamic lyric 61 .1 Gary M. McCown, in "Milton and the Epic Epithalamium," anticipated Lewalski in this reading, ...
Kristin A. Pruitt, Charles W. Durham, 2000
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Esakia
6, E) Choragus cissoides Sharp, I.e.: 325 (Nara, Nagasaki). Distribution: Japan ( Honshu, Kyushu). Choragus compactus Sharp (Fig. 6, A) Choragus compactus sharp, I.e.: 323 (Nikko). Distribution: Japan (Honshu). Choragus cryphaloides ...
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Annual Report
American School of Classical Studies at Athens. ICARIAN NAMES FROM INSCRIPTIONS FOUND IN THE DEME. h 55 W s W H < a H co. Lysistratos, mortgagee. Menest[ratos, mover of decree. Mnesilochos, s. of Mnesiphilos, choragus. Nikon ...
American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1889

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHORAGUS»

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Tragedy of Greece
The country provided all the expense for the play and rich sponsors called “choragus” offered additional financial support. The fact that the ... «동아일보, Jul 15»
2
'Antigone' thought-provoking, current despite age
The idea of a Greek chorus makes the narration of the story (lead by the strong choragus, Lara Tenckhoff) bounce from actor to actor. The cast ... «The Orion, Mar 15»
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Trojan Tribune — Girard High School presents “Antigone”
... Soldiers, freshman Cody Jarboe and senior Zeb Miller; Slave, junior Sierra Baker; Young Guide, freshman Mitchell Murphy; and Choragus, ... «Pittsburg Morning Sun, Feb 15»
4
Time Machine: H.L. Mencken's 1925 review of 'The Great Gatsby'
Another bullet, and the garage keeper is also reduced to offal. Choragus fades away. The crooked lady golfer departs. The lover of the garage ... «Chicago Tribune, Oct 14»
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Kwame Nkrumah—The CIA Connection
In other words, Busia, a self-styled choragus of democracy, threw the democratic principles he had always espoused to the theoretical dogs of ... «GhanaWeb, Apr 14»
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Ellis Park: Court mounts challenge for jockey's title
The early prospects for the Gardenia include Bella Medaglia, Choragus, Fortune Play, Groupie Doll, Inner Groove, La Rocca, and Secret File. «Daily Racing Form, Jul 11»
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$1M Classic Right Time for Some 'Mischief'
... and ridden by J.D. Acosta, Sweet Goodbye pulled away with ease on the lane to defeat C C's Pal, Bwana Babe, and Choragus in the order. «BloodHorse, Apr 11»
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Harlan's Looking Good Post-Holiday
... Bear Holiday (dam by Maria's Mon) and Harlan's Song (dam by Eternal Prince), while Choragus is out of a mare by Bet Big (dam by Majestic ... «BloodHorse, Jan 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Choragus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/choragus>. Apr 2024 ».
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