/kwaɪə(ɹ)/, /kwa(ɹ)/, /kwaɪɚ/
OriginFrom 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.
- A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
“The church choir practices Thursday nights.”
“Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpl”
“Army choirs and troupes perform at some of North Korea's biggest state events.”
- form-of, uncommonUncommon form of quire (“one quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse”).
“Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of”
- ChristianOne of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
“Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are three of the choirs of angels.”
- Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.
- intransitiveTo sing in concert.
“The great aim of this book is to secure congregational singing, which the churches must come to, at last, after a long interval of choiring.”
- A city in Govisümber, Mongolia.
“The United States may seek access rights to an air base built by the Soviets outside the city of Choir in Mongolia.”
Formschoirs(plural) · choirs(present, singular, third-person) · choiring(participle, present) · choired(participle, past) · choired(past)