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choreographnoun

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What does the noun choreograph mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun choreograph. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun choreograph?

About 0.03occurrences per million words in modern written English

1870	0.0002
1880	0.0001
1890	0.0001
1900	0.0002
1910	0.0004
1920	0.0008
1930	0.0016
1940	0.0037
1950	0.0078
1960	0.013
1970	0.018
1980	0.023
1990	0.027
2000	0.031
2010	0.035

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How is the noun choreograph pronounced?

British English

/ˈkɒrɪəɡrɑːf/

KORR-ee-uh-grahff

/ˈkɒrɪəɡraf/

KORR-ee-uh-graff

U.S. English

/ˈkɔriəˌɡræf/

KOR-ee-uh-graff

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Where does the noun choreograph come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun choreograph is in the 1870s.

OED's only evidence for choreograph is from 1876, in the writing of John Addington Symonds, writer and advocate of sexual reform.

choreograph is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Greek χορεία, ‑ography comb. form.

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Nearby entries

chorea, n.1686–
choreal, adj.1861–
choreatic, adj.1806–
chore coat, n.1867–
choree, n.1586–
choregy, n.1847–
choreic, adj.1875–
choreic, adj.1883–
choreiform, adj.1877–
chore jacket, n.1898–
choreograph, n.1876–
choreograph, v.1943–
choreographic, adj.1821–
choreographical, adj.1893–
choreographically, adv.1911–
choreographist, n.1923–
choreography, n.1782–
choreologist, n.1965–
choreology, n.1964–
chorepiscopal, adj.1839–
chorepiscope, n.a1600–1847

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Entry history for choreograph, n.

choreograph, n. was first published in 1889; not yet revised.

choreograph, n. was last modified in July 2023.

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into choreograph, n. in July 2023.

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chorea, n.1686–
choreal, adj.1861–
choreatic, adj.1806–
chore coat, n.1867–
choree, n.1586–
choregy, n.1847–
choreic, adj.1875–
choreic, adj.1883–
choreiform, adj.1877–
chore jacket, n.1898–
choreograph, n.1876–
choreograph, v.1943–
choreographic, adj.1821–
choreographical, adj.1893–
choreographically, adv.1911–
choreographist, n.1923–
choreography, n.1782–
choreologist, n.1965–
choreology, n.1964–
chorepiscopal, adj.1839–
chorepiscope, n.a1600–1847

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