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chorale

noun · 3 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɒˈrɑːl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɔːˈɹɑːl/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /kəˈræl/
  • General-American: /kəˈrɑl/
  • rhymes with -æl
  • rhymes with -ɑːl
  • homophone: corral (US)
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 AE1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A chorus or choir.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: choral

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hymn, anthem

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Choral.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: chorál — hymn tune
  • Dutch: koraal — hymn tune
  • Finnish: koraali — hymn tune
  • French: choral — hymn tune
  • German: Choral — hymn tune
  • Hungarian: korál — hymn tune
  • Italian: corale — hymn tune
  • Polish: chorał — hymn tune
  • Portuguese: coral — hymn tune
  • Romanian: coral — hymn tune
  • Russian: хора́л (xorál) — hymn tune
  • Swedish: koral — hymn tune
  • Czech: sbor — chorus
  • French: chorale — chorus
  • Galician: coral — chorus
  • German: Chor — chorus
  • Italian: corale — chorus
  • Polish: chór — chorus
  • Portuguese: coral — chorus
  • Romanian: cor — chorus
  • Russian: хора́л (xorál) — chorus
  • Swedish: kör — chorus
  • Walloon: tchantreye — chorus
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