choir service

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choir service - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Choir \Choir\, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L.
     chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig.
     dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden,
     and E. yard. See Chorus.]
     1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in
        church service. [Formerly written also quire.]
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     2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers.
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     3. (Arch.) The chancel.
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     Choir organ (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct
        organs included in the full organ, each separable from the
        rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of
        the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable
        for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal
        choir.
  
     Choir screen, Choir wall (Arch.), a screen or low wall
        separating the choir from the aisles.
  
     Choir service, the service of singing performed by the
        choir. --T. Warton.
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