| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| choragus |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cho·ra·gus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k -r  gs |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also cho·re·gus (-r -, -r-) |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. cho·ra·gi (-j  )
1. One who undertook the expense of providing the chorus in ancient Greek drama. 2. The leader of a group or movement. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin chorgus, from Greek khorgos, khorgos : khoros, chorus; see gher-1 in Appendix I + agein, to lead; see ag- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | cho·ragic (-r j k) —ADJECTIVE
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