Meaning & use
choir
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An organized group of singers, especially one that performs in a church or at formal occasions.
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The school choir performed three songs at the winter concert.
She joined the church choir when she was eight years old.
A note on using this word
In an older or literary sense, 'choir' can also refer to the part of a church where the choir sits, near the altar.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The part of a church, near the altar, where the singers or clergy sit.
Sunlight streamed through the stained glass above the choir.
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