choreography

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Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
26
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/
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/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/ · /ˌkɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/

Definition of choreography

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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.”
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noun

  1. (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.”
  2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
  3. (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
    “the delicate choreography of a marathon transplant operation involving several surgical suites”
  4. (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.”
  5. (countable, uncountable)The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
    “I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at.”
  6. (countable, uncountable)The notation used to construct this record.
    “Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show.”

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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.

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