semichorus

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ chorus.

Noun

semichorus (plural semichoruses)

  1. (music, theater) half a chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir. It was popular in Ancient Greek theatre.
  2. A small number of selected singers.

References

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