adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- chorally adverb
Etymology
Origin of choral
1580–90; < Medieval Latin chorālis, equivalent to chor ( us ) chorus + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The sled dogs, who referred to themselves as the Pack, volunteered to sing a few choral pieces consisting of a lot of yips and howls.
From Literature
Born in Stuttgart in 1933, Mr. Rilling studied organ and composition before establishing himself as a choral director of authority and musicality.
After close to four years without a new release, Harry Styles re-emerged this week with “Aperture,” a thumping electronic track featuring handsome choral harmonies.
Ms. Chan is a scholar of Renaissance arts and a former choral singer, and her book profits from her musician’s view of how music feels in the body and fires the senses.
This use of video—along with a murmuring choral background—makes Ana’s dream sequences, in which she tries to become part of the landscape, the most effective parts of the show.
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