chorea
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (usually) A dance in a ring, round dance.
- (metonymy) A round dance of the circular motions of the stars.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χορεία (dance, a type of dance, circling motion).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χορεία
Gloss
dance, a type of dance, circling motion
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choreology English
- choreomania English
- chorēa Latin
- Choreographie German
- corea Italian
- χορεία Ancient Greek
- χορός Ancient Greek
- koreografi Swedish
- cóiréagrafaíocht Irish
- hauriya Mozarabic