Other forms: choirs
A choir is a large group of people singing together, often in church. Sing in the choir, a church choir, choir practice.
Voices are grouped by range — soprano, alto, tenor, bass — and the blend depends on nobody standing out, which is a different skill from solo singing. Singing together measurably lifts mood and synchronises heart rates among singers. Note the spelling, which was changed from quire to look more like the Latin chorus.
1nounchoirA group of people singing together.
“She sings in the church choir every Sunday morning.”
choir is a group of singers.
Old French quer comes from Latin chorus, from Greek khoros, a band of dancers or singers. The spelling was later respelled towards the Latin.
Ancient Greek
χορός — company of dancers or singers
Latin
chorus
Old French
quer
Middle English
quer
English, today
choir
From Middle English quer, quere, from Old French quer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (“company of dancers or singers”). Modern spelling influenced by chorus and chœur. a doublet of quire and chorus and hora. Displaced native Old English hād.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA