"join the choir invisible" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: joins the choir invisible [present, singular, third-person], joining the choir invisible [participle, present], joined the choir invisible [participle, past], joined the choir invisible [past]
Etymology: From a poem by George Eliot, O May I Join the Choir Invisible. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} join the choir invisible (third-person singular simple present joins the choir invisible, present participle joining the choir invisible, simple past and past participle joined the choir invisible)
  1. (intransitive, chiefly humorous, euphemistic) To die. Wikipedia link: George Eliot Tags: euphemistic, humorous, intransitive Categories (topical): Death

Inflected forms

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