choir

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From Middle English quer, quere from Old French quer from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (choros), company of dancers or singers). Modern spelling influenced by chorus and Modern French chœur.

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Singular
choir

Plural
choirs

choir (plural choirs)

  1. singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together
    The church choir practices Thursday nights.
  2. the part of a church where the choir assembles for song
  3. (Christian angelology) one of the nine ranks or orders of angels
    Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.

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[edit] French

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From Latin cadere.

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  • IPA: /ʃwaʁ/

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choir (past participle chu)

  1. (archaic) to fall

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This is a defective verb, only conjugated in certain tenses.

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[edit] Irish

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  • IPA: [xɛɾʲ]

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choir

  1. Mutated form of coir.