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: an organized company of singers (as in a church service)
greeted by a large male choir wearing red bowties and singing carols—
New Yorker
New Yorker2
: a group of instruments of the same class
a brass choir
3
: an organized group of persons or things
… travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.—L. R. Lapham
L. R. Lapham4
: a division of angels
5
: the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy
also
: the part of a church where the services are performed
6
: a group organized for ensemble speaking
choired; choiring; choirs
: to sing or sound in chorus or concert
The woodwinds choired eloquently.
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Noun
joined the choir for next year
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Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
In addition, a choir of more than 100 people led by Tecoy and Ellington Porter is scheduled to perform.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
Without cars, poor people can’t take children to sports practice, to choir, or to church.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The school’s 31-member A Cappella choir is just one of six high school choirs that was chosen to perform at the conference in Peoria at the end of the month.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
In addition, a choir of more than 100 people led by Tecoy and Ellington Porter is scheduled to perform.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Performing at Trump's swearing in ceremony are country star Carrie Underwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio, while singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood, choirs from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Marine Band are expected to have musical contributions to the program.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025
Without cars, poor people can’t take children to sports practice, to choir, or to church.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Choir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choir. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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