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choral

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cho·ral  (kôrl, kr-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a chorus or choir.
2. Performed or written for performance by a chorus.

[Medieval Latin chorlis, from chorus, choral dance, from Latin; see chorus.]

choral·ly adv.

choral
Adjective
of or for a choir
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.choral - a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune
hymn, anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
Adj.1.choral - related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir; "choral composition"; "choral ensemble"
Translations
choral [ˈkɔːrəl] adjcoral

choral [ˈkɔːrəl] adjchoral(e)chanté(e) en chœur

choral [ˈkɔːrəl] adj (singing) → Chor-;
(society) → Gesang-

choral [ˈkɔːrəl] adjcorale

choral
adj choral [ˈkoːrəl]
of, for, or to be sung by, a choir choral music. koraal جَـوقي хоров sborový, chorálový kor- Chor-... χορωδιακός coral koori- مربوط به دستۀ سرایندگان؛ هم سرایانه kuoro- choral מַקהֵלָתִי भजन का zborski (ének)kari lagu koor kórsöngs-, kór- corale, di coro 合唱の 합창의 choro, chorinis kora- koir koor- kor-, sang- chóralny coral coral хоровой zborový zborovski horski kör- ซึ่งประสานเสียงหมู่ koro, koro için yazılmış 合唱的 хоровий مذہبی نغمے کا حصہ thuộc dàn đồng ca


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As for the later poets, their choral songs pertain as little to the subject of the piece as to that of any other tragedy.
The choral chant, in fact, which had thus acted as a charm, was a kind of wild accompaniment to the favorite Indian game of "Hand.
No doubt the old cheery publicity is a little embarrassing to the two most concerned, and the old marriage customs, the singing of the bride and bridegroom to their nuptial couch, the frank jests, the country horse-play, must have fretted the souls of many a lover before Shelley, who, it will be remembered, resented the choral celebrations of his Scotch landlord and friends by appearing at his bedroom door with a brace of pistols.
 
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