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“Choral” or “Coral”

Overview

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. 👇

Definitions

choral: (adjective) related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir.

coral: (noun) a variable color averaging a deep pink. (noun) the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry. (noun) unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces. (noun) marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs. (adjective) of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color.

Pronunciation

choral: k·AO·r·ah·l

coral: k·AO·r·ah·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “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

Examples of “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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