chorea

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chorea

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

Sounds like Korea (most accents) · Rhymes with -iːə

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From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía).

noun choreas · choreae · choreæ

countable, uncountable An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
countable, uncountable Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.

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noun an Ancient Greek circular dance

Português	coreia
Deutsch	Reigentanz, Veitstanz
Русский	хорово́д xorovód

noun disease of the nervous system

Español	corea
日本語	舞踏病 butōbyō, 舞踏運動 butō undō
中文	舞蹈病 wǔdǎobìng
Português	coreia
Deutsch	Chorea
Italiano	corea
Ελληνικά	χορεία choreía
Русский	ви́ттова пля́ска víttova pljáska, пля́ска свято́го Ви́тта pljáska svjatóvo Vítta, хоре́я xoréja

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@misc{chorea_2026,
  title = {chorea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chorea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}