choreographic

UK: /ˌkɒrɪəʊˈgræfɪk/

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cho•re•og•ra•phy /ˌkɔriˈɑgrəfi/   n. [uncountable]

1. Music and Dance the art of composing ballets and other dances and planning the movements and patterns of dancers:
   She studied choreography with a famous dance coach.
2. the movements and patterns composed for a dance:
   spellbinding choreography.

cho•re•og•ra•pher, n. [countable]
cho•re•o•graph•ic /ˌkɔriəˈgræfɪk/  adj. 
cho•re•o•graph•i•cal•ly, adv. See -chor-, -graph-.

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cho•re•og•ra•phy  (kôr′ē og′rə fē, kōr′-), n. 

1. Music and Dance the art of composing ballets and other dances and planning and arranging the movements, steps, and patterns of dancers.
2. Music and Dance the technique of representing the various movements in dancing by a system of notation.
3. the arrangement or manipulation of actions leading up to an event:
   the choreography of a surprise birthday party.

• Greek chore- (stem of choreía chorea) + -o- + -graphy
• 1780–90;

cho•re•o•graph•ic  (kôr′ē ə graf′ik, kōr′-), adj.  cho′re•o•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.