chorea

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South Asia/ˈkʰorɪjɑ/South Asia/kʰɵˈrɪjɑ/US/kəˈɹi.ə/US[kʰɵˈɹi.ə]

noun

An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.

Similar
canine chorea
OriginAncient Greek χορεία →
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Meanings

nounchorea (countable and uncountable, plural choreas or choreae or choreæ)

plural choreas · plural choreae · plural choreæ

  1. countableuncountableAn Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineAny of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchorea in dogs

Similar
canine chorea
Broader
animal disease

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχορεία
  2. Englishchorea

From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía).

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Translations

Catalan corea
  • coreadisease of the nervous system
Chinese Mandarin 舞蹈病
  • 舞蹈病 (wǔdǎobìng)disease of the nervous system
Czech tanec svatého Víta, tanec svatého Víta
  • tanec svatého Vítaan Ancient Greek circular dance
  • tanec svatého Vítadisease of the nervous system
Danish sanktvejtsdans
  • sanktvejtsdansdisease of the nervous system
Esperanto ĥoreo
  • ĥoreoan Ancient Greek circular dance
Finnish horos, korea
  • horosan Ancient Greek circular dance
  • koreadisease of the nervous system
  • tanssitautidisease of the nervous system
German Reigentanz, Veitstanz
  • Reigentanzan Ancient Greek circular dance
  • Veitstanzan Ancient Greek circular dance
  • Choreadisease of the nervous system
Greek χορεία
  • χορεία (choreía)disease of the nervous system
Indonesian korea
  • koreadisease of the nervous system
Italian corea
  • coreadisease of the nervous system
Japanese 舞踏病, 舞踏運動
  • 舞踏病 (butōbyō)disease of the nervous system
  • 舞踏運動 (butō undō)disease of the nervous system
Persian رقصاک, داءالرقص
  • رقصاک (raqsâk)disease of the nervous system
  • داءالرقص (dâ'-or-raqs)disease of the nervous system
Polish pląsawica
  • pląsawicadisease of the nervous system
Portuguese coreia, coreia
  • coreiaan Ancient Greek circular dance
  • coreiadisease of the nervous system
Russian хорово́д, ви́ттова пля́ска
  • хорово́д (xorovód)an Ancient Greek circular dance
  • ви́ттова пля́ска (víttova pljáska)disease of the nervous system
  • пля́ска свято́го Ви́тта (pljáska svjatóvo Vítta)disease of the nervous system
  • хоре́я (xoréja)disease of the nervous system
Slovak tanec svätého Víta, tanec svätého Víta
  • tanec svätého Vítaan Ancient Greek circular dance
  • tanec svätého Vítadisease of the nervous system
Spanish corea
  • coreadisease of the nervous system

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chorea

viaideaKoreaeamariaTanzaniaLuciaGarciamiaEritrealeaBeadiarrheaLeahsheariaureaHoseapizzeriaSandiatortillaPadillaTheachia
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Sounds the same

Korea (most accents)

Anagrams

HoraceRoacheHoReCaArocheochrea
Cite this entry
APA

chorea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorea

MLA

“chorea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chorea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chorea.

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