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# choir

noun (choir, choirs)

«choir» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A choir is a group of people who sing together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#m1)
2. The choir is also the part of a church where the singers sit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#m2)

### In the lessons

a group whose members are counted, sometimes split into rows or into boys and girls; in school the choir practises songs for concerts and assemblies; phrases: «sing in the choir», «join the choir», «the school choir», «choir practice»

### Examples

- The choir has 24 singers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x1)
- 9 of the choir are boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x2)
- They stand in 4 equal rows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x3)
- 3 new children join the choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x4)
- The school choir sang at the winter concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x5)
- Choir practice is on Tuesday after lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x6)
- Mia joined the church choir when she was eight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x7)
- The choir sang in two parts, high and low. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x8)
- When he went into the church the choir was singing, and one voice was so clear and beautiful, that he asked who it belonged to. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/#x9)

### Note

A group: «join» adds members, «leave» takes away; equal rows mean division. Pronounced «KWIRE», like «wire» with a K in front; spelling trap: c-h-o-i-r. One choir, many singers: «the choir is» (one group).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «choir» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choir/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«choir» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/choir.html) on Mova free.