chœur

Meaning

1. chorus
2. choir

Concepts

choir

chorus

chancel

carol

choral

choir loft

sing in chorus

join in the chorus

singing in a chorus

chorus group

coir

quire

refrain

Greek chorus

chorus line

consort

loft

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kœʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cuer, quer, a semi-learned adaptation or borrowing (from different stages in time) from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós). Doublet of chorus.

Sentences

Elle se fait connaître par l'usage d'un chœur féminin .

She made herself known through the use of a female choir.

On y voit , aux parois du chœur , des peintures du maître Henri Charlier.

Paintings by the master Henri Charlier can be seen on the walls of the choir.

Le tabernacle se situe dans la chapelle du Saint-Sacrement, située à gauche du chœur .

The tabernacle is located in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, located to the left of the choir.

Le chœur gothique se compose d'une abside , d'un déambulatoire et de cinq chapelles rayonnantes .

The Gothic choir consists of an apse, an ambulatory and five radiant chapels.