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Chorus vs Response - What's the difference?

chorus | response | Synonyms |

Chorus is a synonym of response.


As nouns the difference between chorus and response

is that chorus is a group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient greece while response is (senseid)an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

As a verb chorus

is to echo a particular sentiment.

chorus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece
  • A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.
  • A group of singers; singing group who perform together.
  • The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.
  • A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain .
  • ''The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus .
  • A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.
  • (figuratively) A group of people or animals who make sounds together
  • A chorus of crickets
    A chorus of whiners
  • The noise made by such a group.
  • a chorus of shouts and catcalls
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Everton 0–2 Liverpool , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=At the end of a frantic first 45 minutes, there was still time for Charlie Adam to strike the bar from 20 yards before referee Atkinson departed to a deafening chorus of jeering from Everton's fans.}}
  • (theater) An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.
  • Verb

  • To echo a particular sentiment.
  • To sing the chorus.
  • response

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid)An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
  • (senseid)The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
  • An oracular answer.
  • (liturgics ) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
  • (liturgics ) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
  • A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
  • An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
  • A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.
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  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response , which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}

    Quotations

    * 1338 , , Middle English Chronicle *: What was his respons written, I ne sauh no herd. * 1842 , , The Two Voices *: Then did my response clearer fall:
    "No compound of this earthly ball
    Is like another, all in all." * 1874 , , Sensation and Intuition , p. 17. *: There seems a vast psychological interval between an emotional response to the action of some grateful stimulus and the highly complex intellectual and emotional development implied in a distinct appreciation of objective beauty.

    Derived terms

    * consultary response

    Synonyms

    * reaction

    References

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