"glee club" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glee clubs [plural]
Etymology: From glee, meaning a short song for multiple parts. Head templates: {{en-noun}} glee club (plural glee clubs)
  1. (chiefly US) A secular choir or choral group. Wikipedia link: glee club Tags: US Categories (topical): Singing Related terms: gleek, gleeman Translations (choir or choral group): kuoro (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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