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“Choral” or “Coral”

choral / coral are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

choral k·AO·r·ah·l

  • adjectiverelated to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir.

coral k·AO·r·ah·l

  • nouna variable color averaging a deep pink.
  • nounthe hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry.
  • noununfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.
  • nounmarine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs.
  • adjectiveof a strong pink to yellowish-pink color.
Usage

Examples in context

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“choral”

  • …jazz, pop, and through her choral experience she began writing her…
  • …international distinction as a professional choral conductor.
  • …Turkish folk tunes to polyphonic choral singing.
  • …went to Hollywood as the choral director for the MGM film…
  • …is a thematic-chronological catalogue of choral compositions by Michael Haydn, compiled…
  • …become the standard for the choral settings, while the congregational singing…
  • …studies (piano, voice, cello, guitar, choral and orchestra conducting) at an…
  • 1979 Choral et deux variations'', for woodwind…
  • 1979 Choral et variations for two pianos…
  • 1976 Choral et Fugue for Concert Band

“coral”

  • Coral disease
  • …the ecosystem around Manila Bay, coral reefs in the area provide…
  • Like the coral reefs, most of the seagrass…
  • …is overgrowing and suppressing native coral species such as Montipora capitata…
  • Diverse early endobiotic coral symbiont assemblage from the Katian…
  • Coral Reefs
  • …with Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, Key Biscayne…
  • …on an expedition in the coral reefs near Australia in 2007.
  • Coral reef
  • …protected species of slow growing coral, called the Pink Seafan.

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