glee club

noun

A secular choir or choral group.

Meanings

nounglee club (plural glee clubs)

plural glee clubs

Origin

From glee (“a short song for multiple parts”).

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Translations

Finnish kuoro
  • kuorochoir or choral group
Cite this entry
APA

glee club. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glee%20club

MLA

“glee club.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glee%20club. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glee club,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glee%20club.

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