Meaning

6 senses
  1. (collective)A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.

    The church choir practices Thursday nights.

    Chor

    хорxor

    хорxor

  2. One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church, generally used by the choir; often near the apse.

    Chor

    хоры́xorý

  3. (Christian)One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.

    Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.

  4. (collective)A group of angels, especially when depicted in art.

    Engelschor

  5. Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

  6. (figuratively)Any group or assemblage producing sound together; a chorus of loud cries or noises.

More definitions
  • the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
  • a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
  • a family of similar musical instrument playing together

Examples

107 sentences
  1. Tom sang in the church choir.

    Том співав у церковному хорі. — deniko

    ruТом пел в церковном хоре. — marafon

  2. You sing in the choir, don't you?

    Ти співаєш у хорі, так? — deniko

    deDu singst im Chor, nicht wahr? — Myria

  3. I used to sing in a choir.

    Я колись співав в хорі. — deniko

    ruЯ когда-то пел в хоре. — marafon

  4. Tom and Mary sang in the choir together.

    Том і Мері разом співали у хорі. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри пели вместе в хоре. — marafon

  5. We sang in a choir when we were kids.

    У дитинстві ми співали у хорі. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
singing group:
Русский
By meaning 2
singing group:
part of a church for choir assembly:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
singing group:
a rank or order of angels:

Origin

From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Gre

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.

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