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 things
4 : 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