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choral

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cho·ral /ˈkɔːrəl/ adjective [only before noun]  APMrelated to music that is sung by a large group of people together 合唱的 choir an evening of choral music 合唱音乐晚会
Examples from the Corpus
choralThe third and final section of the evening was choral.Nor do his choral forces always suggest that they are home in the idiom.There have been ceilidhs, concerts, choral group plays - the list is long!Russian choral music of the 17th centurytraditional Welsh choral musicHenrietta's choral society concert draws a good crowd despite a dodgy venue in the backstreets of Catford.a choral symphonyTo sum up, when looking for a choral text, choose words which are simple, direct, and poetic.The programme includes choral works, and music for string orchestra.It is not always easy to avoid writing a shade smugly about the arrangements Mozart made of choral works by Handel.
Origin choral (1500-1600) Medieval Latin choralis, from Latin chorus; → CHORUS1
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choral
choral /ˈkɔːrəl/ adjective [only before noun]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: choralis, from Latin chorus; chorus1
related to music that is sung by a large group of people together ⇨ choir:
    an evening of choral music


choralBrE /ˈkɔːrəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɔːrəl/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with, written for or sung by a choir (= a group of singers) 唱诗班的;为唱诗班谱写的;由唱诗班演唱的;合唱的choral music合唱音乐