Choirs may sing without instruments, or accompanied by a piano, accordion, pipe organ, a small ensemble, or an orchestra. A choir can be a subset of an ensemble; thus one speaks of the …

The meaning of CHOIR is an organized company of singers (as in a church service). How to use choir in a sentence.

(Definition of choir from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

In the United States the term boys’ choir is often applied to a choir in which the treble parts are sung by boys instead of women. Choirs have taken part in church services from the earliest …

Dec 23, 2025 · Although choir and quire originated as two spellings of the same word, they have gradually diverged in meaning in modern English.

choir (kwaɪər) n. 1. a company of singers, esp. an organized group in a church. 2. any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical company or band, or a division of one: string …

A choir, chorale, or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. A body of singers who perform together is called a choir or chorus.