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A group of singers, especially one that sings in a church.

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Usage examples (36)
  • The choir sang beautifully for the wedding.
  • These various names were, in the Middle Ages, mostly superseded by the term choir, which in turn yielded to the modern term sanctuary.
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  • Preaching to the choir is a legitimate enterprise.
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  • The members of the "choir" (an organized group of singers) each had a "quire" (a set of 24 sheets of paper) sheets of music.
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