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cor — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • choir noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
  • chorus noun The part of a song that repeats after each verse, usually carrying the main hook.
  • corps noun A large military unit made up of two or more divisions.
  • curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
  • reel noun A cylindrical device on which thread, film, cable, or fishing line is wound.

Senses

cor is used for these senses in English:

  • choir A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
  • chorus A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
  • corps (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
  • curve (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
  • reel (music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.

choir — full definition

  1. noun A group of singers who perform together, often in a church or school.
  2. noun The part of a church, near the altar, where the singers traditionally sit.

chorus — full definition

  1. noun The part of a song that repeats after each verse, usually carrying the main hook.
  2. noun A group of singers performing together, or the sound made by many voices at once.
  3. verb To say or sing something together in unison.

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