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Choreography

//ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi// noun

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Noun

1
The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet. uncountable
"She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent."
2
a show involving artistic dancing wordnet
3
The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.; The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography. broadly, countable, uncountable
4
a notation used by choreographers wordnet
5
The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.; The art of creating and arranging any activities that involve social coordination or orchestration. broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable
"the delicate choreography of a marathon transplant operation involving several surgical suites"

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6
the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes wordnet
7
The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution. uncountable
"The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done."
8
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols. countable, uncountable
"I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at."
9
The notation used to construct this record. countable, uncountable
"Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show."

Etymology

Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.

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