choral

choral

See also: Choral, chorál, and chorał

English

Etymology 1

Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kôʹrəl, IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɹəl/

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• (US) enPR: kôrʹəl, IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

choral (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

   Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.

Derived terms

• choral scholar
• vicar choral
• vicar-choral

 

Translations

of or relating to a choir or chorus

Catalan: coral (ca) Galician: coral Greek: χορικός (el) m (chorikós) Italian: corale (it) Manx: cochiaullee Portuguese: coral (pt) Romanian: coral (ro) Russian: хоровой (ru) (xorovoj) Spanish: coral (es)

Etymology 2

See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kŏ-rälʹ, IPA^(key): /ˈkɒɹɑːl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl

Noun

choral (plural chorals)

1. Alternative form of chorale

Translations

chorale — see chorale

Anagrams

• lorcha, orchal

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French

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ʁal/

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Adjective

choral (feminine chorale, masculine plural choraux, feminine plural chorales)

1. choral

Related terms

• chœur

Noun

choral m (plural choraux)

1. chorale

Further reading

• “choral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.