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choir

Main Entry:: ¹choir
Pronunciation:: \ˈkwī(-ə)r\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English quer, from Anglo-French queor, from Medieval Latin chorus, from Latin, chorus — more at chorus
Date:: 14th century

1: an organized company of singers (as in a church service)2: a group of instruments of the same class <a brass choir>3: an organized group of persons or things4: a division of angels5: the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy ; also : the part of a church where the services are performed6: a group organized for ensemble speaking

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