chorea
ἀγεωμέτρητος μηδεὶς εἰσίτω → no one ignorant of geometry may enter, let no one ignorant of geometry enter, let no one ignorant of geometry come in
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
chŏrēa: (chŏrĕa, Tib. 1, 3, 59; Prop. 2 (3), 19, 15; Verg. A. 6, 644), ae, f., = χορεία (most freq. in plur.),
I a dance in a ring, a dance.
(a) Sing., * Lucr. 2, 636; Verg. Cul. 19.—
(b) Plur., Tib. 1, 7, 49; Prop. 1, 3, 5; 3 (4), 10, 23; Verg. A. 9, 615; 10, 224; Hor. C. 1, 9, 16; 2, 19, 25; 4, 6, 15; Ov. M. 8, 581; 8, 746; 14, 520 et saep.—
II Meton., of the circular motions of the stars: choreae astricae, Varr. ap. Non. p. 451, 11; Manil. 1, 668.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
chŏrēa,¹² æ, f., Virg. En. 9, 615 et chŏrĕa, æ, f., Virg. En. 6, 644, danse en chœur || [fig.] mouvement circulaire des astres : Manil. 1, 668.
Latin > German (Georges)
chorēa, ae, Akk. ān, f. (χορεία), gew. im Plur., der Reigentanz, mit Gesang verbunden, Verg. u.a.: übtr., von der harmonischen Kreisbewegung der Sterne, Varr. fr. u. Manil.
Latin > English
chorea choreae N F :: round/ring dance; dancers; planet movement; magistrate court; multitude; choir
