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KWEYE-uh/ˈkwaɪə/

A choir is a group of people who sing together, especially in a church or school: school choir; choir practice; join a choir. Chorus can mean the choir in a theatre or the repeated part of a song. A singer is one person. Choirboy / choirgirl are traditional church terms. Do not spell it “quire” in modern English (that is a rare old word for a church area).

Meaning

A group of people who sing together, especially in a church or school.

Examples

• “She sings in the school choir every Tuesday.”
• “The church choir rehearses on Thursday evenings.”
• “She joined the college choir to meet people in her first term.”

Good to know

school / church choir. choir practice. One person: singer. Song section / theatre group: chorus. Not quire.

Near in meaning

chorus

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