choir /kwaɪə $ kwaɪr/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: cuer, from Latin chorus; ⇒ chorus¹]

1. a group of people who sing together for other people to listen to ⇒ choral:
He joined a church choir at the age of eight.

2. [usually singular] the part of a church in which a choir sits during religious ceremonies

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choir
noun
ADJ. massed a massed choir of local schoolchildren
50-strong, etc. | ladies', male-voice, mixed, etc. | school | cathedral, church, etc.
VERB + CHOIR be in, sing in She sings in the church choir.
conduct | accompany
CHOIR + NOUN practice Choir practice is on Wednesday evenings.
PREP. in a/the ~ two of the girls in the choir

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