choir
/kˈwaɪə/KWIGH-ur
/kˈwaɪɚ/KWIGH-ur
Meaninga band of singers and dancers
Common meaning: an organised group of singers
- choira dance, a band of dancersLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1735 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek χορός ‘a dance, a band of dancers’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry χορός, p. 1735 · dictionary scan
Roots
- χορός Greek “a dance, a band of dancers”
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