choreography
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɔɹiˌɑɡɹəfi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒɹiˌɒɡɹəfi/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun
choreography (countable and uncountable, plural choreographies)
- (uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
- She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent.
- (by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
- (by extension, figurative) The art of creating and arranging any activities that involve social coordination or orchestration.
- the delicate choreography of a marathon transplant operation involving several surgical suites
- (uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
- The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done.
- The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
- I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at.
- The notation used to construct this record.
- Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with chorography.
Derived terms
Translations
art
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representation
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notation
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Further reading
choreography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “choreography”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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