chorus

The word “chorus” means the part of a song that repeats after each verse, usually carrying the main hook. In plain terms, the repeated, catchy part of a song — or a group of people speaking, singing, or reacting together.

“Chorus” is pronounced KAW-ruhs (/ˈkoɹəs/ in IPA).

Here is “chorus” used in a sentence: “Everyone sang along to the chorus.”

Depending on how it is used, “chorus” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “chorus” comes from Ancient Greek. From Latin chorus, "group of dancers and singers," from Ancient Greek khorós.

“Chorus” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Chorus” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the part of a song that repeats after each verse, usually carrying the main hook.

In a song, the verse contains changing lyrics that move the story or idea forward, while the chorus is the repeated section that returns after each verse and usually carries the main hook. The chorus stays largely the same each time it appears, which is why it tends to be the most memorable part of a song.

A chorus is a full repeated section of a song, typically several lines long and often containing the main hook, that returns after each verse. A refrain is usually shorter, sometimes just a single repeated line or phrase, and it may appear within a verse rather than standing on its own as a separate section.

Both can mean a group of singers performing together, and the two words overlap. "Choir" most often names an organized group of singers, especially in a religious or formal setting, while "chorus" is common in opera and musical theater and also names the repeated section of a song.

"In chorus" describes people saying or singing something together in unison, all at the same time, as in "the class answered in chorus." It draws on the verb sense of chorus, meaning to say or sing something together, and applies to any group responding at once.