choir
Americannoun
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a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company, or band, or a division of one.
string choir.
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Architecture.
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the part of a church occupied by the singers of the choir.
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the part of a cruciform church east of the crossing.
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(in medieval angelology) one of the orders of angels.
adjective
verb (used with or without object)
idioms
noun
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an organized group of singers, esp for singing in church services
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the part of a cathedral, abbey, or church in front of the altar, lined on both sides with benches, and used by the choir and clergy Compare chancel
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( as modifier )
choir stalls
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a number of instruments of the same family playing together
a brass choir
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Also called: choir organ. one of the manuals on an organ controlling a set of soft sweet-toned pipes Compare great swell
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any of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
Other Word Forms
- choirlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of choir
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Latin chorus “choir,” replacing Old English chor, from Latin; chorus
Example Sentences
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Known for his style as well as his music, the former One Direction star was dressed in a Chanel pinstriped suit and was joined on-stage by a gospel choir.
From Barron's
At 13, he began conducting the choir at church.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Rilling generally chose a medium-sized choir accompanied by modern instruments in a modern concert hall.
In a funky rendition of “Oh Happy Day,” for instance, the director augments the Sweet Inspirations’ original backing vocals with the newly recorded voices of a gospel choir from Nashville.
From Los Angeles Times
He got his start singing in a church choir at the age of five, and earned his nom de plume from a childhood photo of him scowling in a bunny costume.
From BBC
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