church choir

collocation in English

meaningsofchurchandchoir

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church
noun
uk
/tʃɜːtʃ/us
/tʃɝːtʃ/
a building for Christian ...
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choir
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/kwaɪər/us
/ˈkwaɪ.ɚ/
a group of people who ...
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(Definition ofchurchandchoirfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As a pupil in primary school, she was 'roped in' to sing in thechurchchoir.
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Thechurchchoir, ethnic minorities, children, folk musicians - each was contributing in a mosaic of mixture and multiplicity.
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It should be understood as a synecdoche standing for a range of spiritual positions, although some courts have also construed it to cover the position ofchurchchoirdirection.
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I listened to a beautiful and dignified musical service from thechurchchoir.
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I was then a simple lad singing in achurchchoir.
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It has been suggested to me that perhaps he was reliving his boyhood in thechurchchoir, when, we are told, his ambition was to be a missionary.
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He studied pianoforte and singing and at twelve was singing as a soloist in achurchchoir.
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There, he sang in his family'schurchchoiras a child, later taking interest in rock music as well as gospel.
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He sang in thechurchchoir, where he revealed his musical abilities.
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Beyond mathematics, he enjoyed hill-walking and sang in hischurchchoir.
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As a teenager, he worked in a woollen mill and sang in achurchchoir.
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She made her singing debut on thechurchchoirat the age of 12, she also played leading roles in her school plays.
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This instrument plays an important part in leading thechurchchoirand ceremony every week.
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He began formal piano studies at the age of nine and was soon playing for hischurchchoir.
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She started singing as a child in thechurchchoir.
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At the same time, she joined thechurchchoirand raised their two children.
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He also practised his singing skills as a member of the localchurchchoir, where he also played the church organ.
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The new section not only provides accompaniment for thechurchchoirbut can be used as a separate instrument for services held in the chancel.
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Since the age of 4 they took classical piano lessons and sang in theirchurchchoir.
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His love of church and particularly organ music also stemmed from this period, when he sang in his localchurchchoir.
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