Choreography



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 舞蹈; 舞蹈编排
• ［英］ n. 舞蹈 ( dancing) ; 舞蹈编排 ( the arrangement of the movements of a dance)
• ［记］ chore ( 歌舞) +graphy ( 写) -> 为歌舞编排动作
• ［同］ 同根词: chorus ( 合唱队, 歌舞团)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -phies)

• Etymology: French chorégraphie, from Greek choreia + French -graphie -graphy
• Date: circa 1789
• 1. the art of symbolically representing dancing
• 2.
  • a. the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet
  • b. a composition created by this art
• 3. something resembling choreography snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy — Wolfgang Saxon
• ? choreographic adjective
• ? choreographically adverb

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