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noun 
  1. singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together
The church practices Thursday nights.
  1. the part of a church where the assembles for song
  2. (italbrac, Christian angelology) one of the nine ranks or orders of angels
Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: koor
  • French: chÅ�ur
  • German: Chor
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: coro
  • Spanish: coro
Etymology: From quer < chorus, from Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (choros) "company of dancers or singers". In Middle English spelled as quer, quere; modern spelling influenced by chorus and Modern French chÅur.


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