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cho·re·og·ra·phy  audio  (kôr-gr-f, kr-) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. cho·re·og·ra·phies
    1. The art of creating and arranging dances or ballets.
    2. A work created by this art.
  1. Something, such as a series of planned situations, likened to dance arrangements.

ETYMOLOGY:
French chorégraphie : Greek khoreia, choral dance ; see chorea + -graphie, writing (from Latin -graphia, -graphy)

OTHER FORMS:
chore·o·graphic  (--grfk) KEY (Adjective), chore·o·graphi·cal·ly(Adverb)


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