adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- chorally adverb
Etymology
Origin of choral
1580–90; < Medieval Latin chorālis, equivalent to chor ( us ) chorus + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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The singer added Christmas was her favourite time of the year, growing up with choral singing in Neath.
From BBC
Speaking about her new choral work, she said: "It's not sentimental, but in kind of a way it is, because it's talking about the love of the place and the people."
From BBC
The libretto is mostly in vernacular English, except for choral interjections of the Buddhist “Diamond Sutra,” sung in Chinese.
From Los Angeles Times
She smiled then, for she remembered how bravely Timothy had helped them escape from those awful pirate thespians in London, with their sharp-edged swords and loud, intricately rhymed choral numbers.
From Literature
Still with the help of a couple angels in short choral passages, a lushness creeps in.
From Los Angeles Times
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