choir


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
choir/ˈkwʌɪə(r)/
noun
  • 1 an organized group of singers, especially one that takes part in church services.
  • 2 a group of instruments of one family playing together.
  • 3 the part of a cathedral or large church between the altar and the nave, used by the choir and clergy.
– origin ME quer, quere, from OFr. quer, from L. chorus (see chorus).
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