choral

From Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus.

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

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

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.

See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1.

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

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl

choral (plural chorals)

1. Alternative form of chorale.

• lorcha, orchal

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin choralis.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ʁal/

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

1. choral

   une œuvre chorale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   le chant choral ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• chœur
• choriste

choral m (plural chorals)

1. chorale

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