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.
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Pronunciation
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UK:kôʹrəl
UK:/ˈkɔːɹəl/
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US:kôrʹəl
US:/ˈkɔɹəl/
rhymes with -ɔːɹəl
UK:kŏ-rälʹ
UK:/ˈkɒɹɑːl/
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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