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Choir vs Chore - What's the difference?

choir | chore |

As nouns the difference between choir and chore

is that choir is singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together while chore is a task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.

As a verb chore is

to do chores.

choir

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (archaic)

Noun

(wikipedia choir) (en noun)
  • Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together.
  • * , chapter=5
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.}}
  • The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.
  • * , chapter=5
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Here, in the transept and choir , where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
  • (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.
  • Derived terms

    * chorister * Nikon choir

    Anagrams

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    chore

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ). See also char .

    Noun

    (chores)
  • A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
  • Washing dishes is a chore , but we cannot just stop eating.

    Verb

    (chor)
  • (US, dated) To do chores.
  • References
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    Etymology 2

    Possibly derived from the (etyl) word , see also Geordie word (chor).

    Alternative forms

    * chor (Geordie)

    Verb

  • (British, informal) To steal.
  • Synonyms
    * steal (standard English) * thieve (standard English) * twoc (Geordie)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A choir or chorus.
  • (Ben Jonson)

    Anagrams

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