chori

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkɔːɹaɪ/
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/ˈkɔːɹaɪ/ · /ˈkɔɹaɪ/

Definition of chori

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural, rare)plural of chorus
    “Of their music we have equally amazing records, as it was heard in the dramatic chori and the compositions of their old Troubadours and Improvisatori—the Lyric Poets;”
    “Other foreign terms have become so thoroughly Anglicised as to adopt English plurals, and it is sometimes difficult to decide whether the English or the original foreign form is the more correct. None but a pedant would speak of ‘the chori of an opera,’ ‘the croci in a garden,’ or ‘the dogmata of the church;’ […]”
    “The solo follows the chorus' pattern. It's practically the same thing, more of a semi-bridge than a solo. Apply these progressions to all chori and verses and that should do it.”
    “I have several chori and have tried many different brands/models in my search for the "ultimate tone."”

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Etymology

From Latin chorī, from Ancient Greek χοροί (khoroí).

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