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Meaning of CHORAGUS

Pronunciation:  ku'reygus

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 Definition: [n]  leader of a group or festival; (ancient Greece) leader of a chorus
 
 See Also: leader

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cho*ra"gus\, n.; pl. {Choragi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; ?
chorus + ? to lead.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and
under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical
contents at Athens.

 

 

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