Sekirov Dictionary

choir

UK /kwaɪə(ɹ)/US /kwaɪɚ/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 2

noun6

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a group of singers who perform together, led by one person, often in a church
- The church choir practices Thursday nights.
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(figurative) 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. — 1810
One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church, generally used by the choir; often near the apse.
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A group of angels, especially when depicted in art.
- She is surrounded by a choir of angels — 1876
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One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
- Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.
Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

verb1

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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. — 1859

forms

choired · choiring · choirs

Phrases with choir

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