Meaning
6 senses(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
One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church, generally used by the choir; often near the apse.
Chor
хоры́xorý
(Christian)One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.
(collective)A group of angels, especially when depicted in art.
Engelschor
Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.
(figuratively)Any group or assemblage producing sound together; a chorus of loud cries or noises.
- 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 sentencesTom sang in the church choir.
Том співав у церковному хорі. — deniko
ruТом пел в церковном хоре. — marafon
You sing in the choir, don't you?
Ти співаєш у хорі, так? — deniko
deDu singst im Chor, nicht wahr? — Myria
I used to sing in a choir.
Я колись співав в хорі. — deniko
ruЯ когда-то пел в хоре. — marafon
Tom and Mary sang in the choir together.
Том і Мері разом співали у хорі. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри пели вместе в хоре. — marafon
We sang in a choir when we were kids.
У дитинстві ми співали у хорі. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient GreFrom 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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Forms
plural: choirsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a family of similar musical instrument playing together:consort
Word family
25 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- in the choir
- join the choir
- church choir