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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-553/
- Published: 2026-02-17T17:15:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-17T17:15:19.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

choreography (noun) -

1: the art of symbolically representing dancing  
2a: the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet  
b: a composition created by this art  
3: something resembling choreography

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choreography?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : In ancient Greece, a choreia was a circular dance accompanied by a singing chorus. But the actual notating of dances by means of symbols didn't begin until the 17th or 18th century, when ballet developed into a complex art form in France. The choreographer of a major ballet, which might run to an hour or more, will always record his or her work in notation, though choreographing a five-minute segment for a TV talent show usually doesn't require any record at all.

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