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cho·ra·gus

(kə-rā′gəs) also cho·re·gus (-rē′-, -rā′-)
n. pl. cho·ra·gi also cho·re·gi (-jī′)
1. One who undertook the expense of providing the chorus in ancient Greek drama.
2. The leader of a group or movement.

[Latin chorāgus, from Greek khorēgos, khorāgos : khoros, chorus; see gher- in Indo-European roots + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

cho·rag′ic (-răj′ĭk) adj.
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Adj.1.choragic - pertaining to or characteristic of a choragus
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References in classic literature ?
The story is figured in a different form on the reliefs from the choragic monument of Lysicrates, now in the British Museum (17).
The porticos are after the order of the Erechtheum, and the tower from the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates at Athens," he wrote.
Strickland made specific references to the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens with the building's cupola, which is identical to the one that appeared atop the Lysicrates monument in antiquity.