"chœur" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kœʁ/ Audio: Fr-chœur.ogg Forms: chœurs [plural]
Rhymes: -œʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French cuer, quer, a semi-learned adaptation or borrowing (from different stages in time) from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós). Doublet of chorus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|cuer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French cuer, {{inh+|fr|frm|cuer}} Inherited from Middle French cuer, {{bor|fr|la|chorus}} Latin chorus, {{der|fr|grc|χορός}} Ancient Greek χορός (khorós), {{doublet|fr|chorus}} Doublet of chorus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chœur m (plural chœurs)
  1. chorus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chœur-fr-noun-ym6Zpnp6
  2. (singing) choir Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Singing
    Sense id: en-chœur-fr-noun-G-Boanha Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chef de chœur, en chœur, enfant de chœur

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    }
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    "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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      "homophone": "cœur"
    },
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      "homophone": "cœurs"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œʁ"
    }
  ],
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}

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