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Chor

choir

noun KOHR Less Common
Arts & Culture Music

Origin: from Greek choros via Latin chorus

Also means

chancel

Usage Note

Chor is pronounced with a hard 'k' sound, not 'ch'. It means a singing 'choir' (plural Chöre) and also the architectural 'chancel' of a church. The idiom im Chor means 'in unison, all together'.

Examples

"Sie singt im Chor."

Natural Translation

She sings in the choir.

Literal Translation

She sings in-the choir.

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