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mesochorus

mesochorus · m

one who stands in the middle of a chorus

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Where it lives

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What it meant

1. mĕsŏchŏrus — Lewis & Short

mĕsŏchŏrus, i, m., = meso/xoros,

I one who stands in the middle of a chorus (of dancers or singers) to lead it, a chorusleader (post-class.): cum mesochorus dedit signum, Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 7; Sid. Ep. 1, 2; Schol. Juv. 11, 172.

2. mesochorus — Walde–Hofmann

mesochorus, -; m. ,Vorklatscher; Chorführer* (seit Plin.): aus gr neoöxopog ds. Zur Bed. „Führer einer Claque“ vgl. manuductor IL. IV 3905 mit maniductor *ueoóxopoc Gl. — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. mesochorus, p. 985]

In the wild

mesochorus Pliny the Younger, Letters 2.14.6

Where it came from

Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. mesochorus (scan p. 985; entry #1758).

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