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Definition of Choir

Choir
Choir Choir, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L. chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig. dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden, and E. yard. See Chorus.] 1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in church service. [Formerly written also quire.] 2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers. 3. (Arch.) The chancel. Choir organ (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct organs included in the full organ, each separable from the rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal choir. Choir screen, Choir wall (Arch.), a screen or low wall separating the choir from the aisles. Choir service, the service of singing performed by the choir. --T. Warton.

Meaning of Choir from wikipedia

- A choir (/ˈkwaɪər/ KWIRE), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin chorus, meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral...
- Choir! Choir! Choir! is a Canadian musical choir, based in Toronto, Ontario. Instead of a traditional organizational model, the choir is structured as...
- The Choir may refer to: The Choir (alternative rock band), a Christian rock band formed in California, originally known as Youth Choir. The Choir (Cleveland...
- A choir, also sometimes called quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western...
- the nine choirs of angels. There is no standard hierarchical organization in Islam that parallels the Christian division into different "choirs" or spheres...
- Choir (/ˈtʃɔɪr/; Mongolian: Чойр, [ˈt͡ɕœe̯r]) is a city in east-central Mongolia. It is the capital of Govisümber Province. Choir is officially known...
- Choir is an ensemble of singers (or actors). Look up choir, choirmaster, Choral, chorister, or quire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Choir or quire...
- A chamber choir is a small or medium-sized choir of roughly 8 to 40 singers (occasionally called "chamber singers"), typically singing classical or religious...
- Choir dress is the traditional vesture of the clerics, seminarians and religious of Christian churches worn for public prayer and the administration of...
- In church architecture, a retroquire (also spelled retrochoir), or back-choir, is the space behind the high altar in a church or cathedral, which sometimes...