choral

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UK/ˈkɔːɹəl/US/ˈkɔɹəl/UK/ˈkɒɹɑːl/

adjective

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

“Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.”

Similar
chorale
OriginLate Latin choralis ← Latin chorus →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

choral1

adjectivechoral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

    Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.

choral2

nounchoral (plural chorals)

plural chorals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of chorale.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

Similar
chorale
Broader
hymnanthem
Also see
chorale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

choral · adjective

  1. Latinchorus
  2. Late Latinchoralis
  3. Englishchoral

From Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus.

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choral · noun

See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1.

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Translations

Catalan coral
  • coralof or relating to a choir or chorus
Finnish kuoro-
  • kuoro-of or relating to a choir or chorus
French choral
  • choralof or relating to a choir or chorus
Greek χορικός
  • χορικός (chorikós)of or relating to a choir or chorus
Italian corale
  • coraleof or relating to a choir or chorus
Polish chóralny
  • chóralnyof or relating to a choir or chorus
Portuguese coral
  • coralof or relating to a choir or chorus
Romanian coral
  • coralof or relating to a choir or chorus
Russian хоровой
  • хоровой (xorovoj)of or relating to a choir or chorus
Spanish coral
  • coralof or relating to a choir or chorus
Turkish korosal
  • korosalof or relating to a choir or chorus
Ukrainian хорови́й
  • хорови́й (xorovýj)of or relating to a choir or chorus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with choral

realaloralcarlfloralcorallocaleSenegalrationalepastoraldalauralBhopalmayoralchoralehalalaalbanalauroralbinauralticalamoralmonauralloral
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Anagrams

lorcha
Cite this entry
APA

choral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choral

MLA

“choral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choral.

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