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Chorally

 [adj. kawr-uhl, kohr-; n. kuh-ral, kaw-, koh-, kawr-uhl, kohr-]   Origin

cho·ral

   [adj. kawr-uhl, kohr-; n. kuh-ral, kaw-, koh-, kawr-uhl, kohr-]
adjective
1.
of a chorus or a choir: She heads our new choral society.
2.
sung by, adapted for, or containing a chorus or a choir.
noun
3.
chorale.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Medieval Latin chorālis, equivalent to chor(us) chorus + -ālis -al1

Related forms
cho·ral·ly, adverb
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choral
 
—adj
1.  relating to, sung by, or designed for a chorus or choir
 
—n
2.  a variant spelling of chorale
 
'chorally
 
—adv

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choral
1580s, from M.Fr. choral, from M.L. choralis "belonging to a chorus or choir," from L. chorus (see chorus).
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