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choral

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: kôʹrəl
  • UK: /ˈkɔːɹəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: kôrʹəl
  • US: /ˈkɔɹəl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹəl
  • UK: kŏ-rälʹ
  • UK: /ˈkɒɹɑːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːl
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 R AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of chorale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • choral composition
  • choral ensemble

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chorale

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hymn, anthem

History

Etymology

From Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus.

See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: харавы́ (xaravý) — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Catalan: coral — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Finnish: kuoro- — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • French: choral — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Galician: coral — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Greek: χορικός (chorikós) — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Italian: corale — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Manx: cochiaullee — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Polish: chóralny — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Portuguese: coral — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Romanian: coral — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Russian: хоровой (xorovoj) — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Spanish: coral — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Turkish: korosal — of or relating to a choir or chorus
  • Ukrainian: хорови́й (xorovýj) — of or relating to a choir or chorus
Real reading context

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