choir
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choir¹
- /kwaɪə(ɹ)/ UK
- /kwɑə(ɹ)~ kwɑː(ɹ)/ UK
- /kwaɪɚ/ US
Sounds like quire · Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ), -ɔɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”). Modern spelling influenced by chorus and French chœur. Doublet of quire, chorus, and hora. Displaced native Old English hād.
noun choirs
- A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. The church choir practices Thursday nights.
- One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church, generally used by the choir; often near the apse. Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen
- One of the nine ranks or orders of angels. Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.
- A group of angels, especially when depicted in art. She is surrounded by a choir of angels
- Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.
- Any group or assemblage producing sound together; a chorus of loud cries or noises. Sow ran and squall'd, While Jack he bawl'd, And Jill join'd in the choir, Dog Ball being near, Bit sow by the ear, And threw Jack into the mire.
verb choirs · choiring · choired
- To sing in concert. The great aim of this book is to secure congregational singing, which the churches must come to, at last, after a long interval of choiring.
Choir²
Where it comes from
From Mongolian Чойр (Čoir).
proper noun
- A city in Govisümber, Mongolia. The United States may seek access rights to an air base built by the Soviets outside the city of Choir in Mongolia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chorus, consort, song, choral, singing, voice, ensemble, club, glee, scout, church, surpliced, parish, spring, roughshod, sun
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noun a rank or order of angels
| Português | coro |
|---|---|
| Français | classe, chœur |
| Deutsch | Engelschor |
| Italiano | coro |
noun singing group
| Español | coro, orfeón, escolanía, masa coral |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 합창단 hapchangdan |
| 日本語 | 合唱団 gasshōdan |
| 中文 | 合唱團 /合唱团 héchàngtuán, 唱詩班 /唱诗班 chàngshībān |
| हिन्दी | कोरस koras, वृन्दगान vŕndagān, गायक-मंडली gāyak-maṇḍlī |
| Kiswahili | kwaya |
| Português | coro, coral |
| Français | chœur, chorale |
| Deutsch | Chor |
| Italiano | coro |
| Ελληνικά | χορωδία chorodía |
| Română | cor |
| Русский | хор xor |
| Tiếng Việt | dàn hợp xướng, hợp xướng |
| العربية | خُورُس ḵūrus, جَوْقَة jawqa, كُورَال kūrāl, كَوْرَس kawras, كُورَس kūras |
| עברית | מַקְהֵלָה mak'helá |
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title = {choir},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/choir},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
