[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

choir \choir\, n. oe. quer, of. cuer, f. choeur, fr. l.
   chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. gr. ?, orig.
   dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, l. hortus garden,
   and e. yard. see chorus.
   1. a band or organized company of singers, especially in
      church service. formerly written also quire.
      1913 webster

   2. that part of a church appropriated to the singers.
      1913 webster

   3. arch. the chancel.
      1913 webster

   choir organ mus., one of the three or five distinct
      organs included in the full organ, each separable from the
      rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of
      the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable
      for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal
      choir.

   choir screen, choir wall arch., a screen or low wall
      separating the choir from the aisles.

   choir service, the service of singing performed by the
      choir. --t. warton.
      1913 webster
see also:
chorus quire choir organ choir screen choir wall choir service 

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