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choir
1. an organized group of singers, esp for singing in church services
2.
a. the part of a cathedral, abbey, or church in front of the altar, lined on both sides with benches, and used by the choir and clergy
b. (as modifier): choir stalls
3. a number of instruments of the same family playing together
4. one of the manuals on an organ controlling a set of soft sweet-toned pipes
5. any of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
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Choir
That part of a church where the religious service isaccompanied by singing, usually part of the chancel and often separated by an ornamental screen.
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