cho·re·og·ra·phy

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• cho|re|og|ra|phy — «KR ee OG ruh fee, KOHR », noun. 1. a) the art of planning, designing, or arranging the dancing in a ballet, motion picture, or musical play; dance composition. b) (formerly) any one of various written notations of dancing. 2. the art of ballet… …   Useful english dictionary

• psy|cho|bi|og|ra|phy — «SY koh by OG ruh fee, bih », noun, plural phies. 1. a biography that uses the methods and theories of psychoanalysis in recounting a person s life: »... the kind of psychobiography pioneered by Erik Erikson s “Young Man Luther” (George Steiner) …   Useful english dictionary

• phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… …   English syllables

• cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… …   English syllables

• cho|reg|ra|phy — «kuh REHG ruh fee», noun. = choreography. (Cf. ↑choreography) …   Useful english dictionary

• cho|rog|ra|phy — «kuh ROG ruh fee», noun. 1. the science and art of describing or mapping a district. 2. a description or map of a district. 3. the natural configuration and features of a region. ╂[< Latin chōrographia < Greek chōrographíā description of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• psy|cho|pro|phy|lac|tic — «SY koh PROH fuh LAK tihk, PROF uh », adjective. of or having to do with psychoprophylaxis: »A fair slice of the population explosion has been born via the psychoprophylactic method (Maclean s) …   Useful english dictionary

• psy|cho|pro|phy|lax|is — «SY koh PROH fuh LAK sihs, PROF uh », noun. a method of preparing women for natural childbirth by psychological conditioning: »A gynaecologist once pointed out…that a fundamental difference in approach to tasks any tasks may be one reason among… …   Useful english dictionary

• choreography — cho·re·og·ra·phy …   English syllables

• choreography — cho•re•og•ra•phy [[t]ˌkɔr iˈɒg rə fi, ˌkoʊr [/t]] n. 1) mad the art of composing ballets and other dances and planning and arranging the movements, steps, and patterns of dancers 2) the movements, steps, and patterns composed for a dance, piece… …   From formal English to slang