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glee club

American  

noun

  1. a chorus organized for singing choral music.


glee club British  

noun

  1. a club or society organized for the singing of choral music

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of glee club

First recorded in 1805–15

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“Like, I really taught ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ to my junior high school girls’ glee club to get their attention.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2025

Right now, Michele said, she is focused on what’s in front of her: inhabiting the role, and this time, doing it as a wife and mother rather than a fame-hungry former glee club captain.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2022

Our review of “A Lingering Reek” warned of plot spoilers but neglected to include them: Clive hid the doorknobs; Aunt Janice is really Audrey’s nephew; and Doris murdered the glee club.

From Washington Post Jan. 6, 2022

Martha, the family’s American-born citizen, would bounce from the Bremerton High glee club to a stint at UW to her parents’ latest venture: farming.

From Seattle Times Apr. 18, 2021

First there’d be regular church, then a program, then a glee club competition, then another sermon, then different choirs would sing.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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