choreutic

choreutic
\\kəˈrüd.ik\ adjective
Etymology: Greek choreutikos, from choreutēs choral dancer, from choreuein to dance, from choros
: of or belonging to a chorus

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/keuh rooh"tik/, adj.
of or belonging to a chorus.
[ < Gk choreutikós pertaining to choral song and dance, equiv. to choreut(és) choral dancer (choreú(ein) to dance a choral dance, deriv. of chorós CHORUS + -tes agent suffix) + -ikos -IC]

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  • choreutic — /keuh rooh tik/, adj. of or belonging to a chorus. [ < Gk choreutikós pertaining to choral song and dance, equiv. to choreut(és) choral dancer (choreú(ein) to dance a choral dance, deriv. of chorós CHORUS + tes agent suffix) + ikos IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • choreutic — cho·reu·tic …   English syllables

  • choreutic —   a. pertaining to choral song and dance …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • choreutics — /keuh rooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Dance. a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879 1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist. [see CHOREUTIC, ICS] * * * …   Universalium

  • choreutics — /keuh rooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Dance. a system that analyzes form in movement, developed by Rudolf von Laban (1879 1958), Hungarian choreographer and dance theorist. [see CHOREUTIC, ICS] …   Useful english dictionary

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