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Meaning of "antechoir" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTECHOIR

antechoir  [ˈæntɪˌkwaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTECHOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antechoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTECHOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ante-choir

Ante-choir, the term given to the space enclosed in a church between the outer gate or railing of the rood screen and the door of the screen; sometimes there is only one rail, gate or door, but in Westminster Abbey it is equal in depth to one bay of the nave. The ante-choir is also called the "fore choir."...

Definition of antechoir in the English dictionary

The definition of antechoir in the dictionary is the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTECHOIR


acquire
əˈkwaɪə
Araguaia
ˌɑːrəˈɡwaɪə
choir
kwaɪə
enquire
ɪnˈkwaɪə
esquire
ɪˈskwaɪə
FireWire
ˈfaɪəˌwaɪə
haywire
ˈheɪˌwaɪə
inquire
ɪnˈkwaɪə
microwire
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌwaɪə
newswire
ˈnjuːzˌwaɪə
prerequire
ˌpriːrɪˈkwaɪə
prewire
priːˈwaɪə
quire
kwaɪə
reacquire
ˌriːəˈkwaɪə
require
rɪˈkwaɪə
retrochoir
ˈrɛtrəʊˌkwaɪə
rewire
riːˈwaɪə
squire
skwaɪə
underwire
ˈʌndəˌwaɪə
wire
waɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTECHOIR

anteater
antebellum
antecede
antecedence
antecedent
antecedently
antecedents
antecessor
antechamber
antechapel
antedate
antediluvial
antediluvially
antediluvian
antefix
antefixa
antefixal
antelope
antelucan
antemeridian

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTECHOIR

au revoir
Beauvoir
boudoir
cathedral choir
couloir
devoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
loir
male-voice choir
memoir
mouchoir
noir
Pinot Noir
pochoir
preach to the choir
Renoir
reservoir
terroir

Synonyms and antonyms of antechoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antechoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTECHOIR

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Translator English - Chinese

antechoir
1,325 millions of speakers

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antecoro
570 millions of speakers

English

antechoir
510 millions of speakers

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antechoir
380 millions of speakers
ar

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antechoir
280 millions of speakers

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antechoir
278 millions of speakers

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antechoir
270 millions of speakers

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antechoir
260 millions of speakers

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antechoir
220 millions of speakers

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Antechoir
190 millions of speakers

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antechoir
180 millions of speakers

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antechoir
130 millions of speakers

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antechoir
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antechoir
85 millions of speakers
vi

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antechoir
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

antechoir
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँटॉइचर
75 millions of speakers

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antechoir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antechoir
65 millions of speakers

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antechoir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

antechoir
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antechoir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοροστάσιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antechoir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antechoir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antechoir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antechoir

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTECHOIR»

The term «antechoir» is normally little used and occupies the 147.449 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTECHOIR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antechoir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTECHOIR»

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The Norwich Guide: Being a Description, Historical, ...
Between the screen and the choir, beneath the ancient rood loft, is the antechoir, a small space formerly used as a chapel, and dedicated to “ Our Lady of Pity.” On the screen are the arms and rebus of Bishop Lyhart, the founder. This screen ...
G. K. BLYTH, 1842
2
The Norwich guide and directory
Between the screen and the choir, beneath the ancient rood loft, is the antechoir, a small space formerly used as a chapel, and dedicated to " Our Lady of Pity." On the screen are the arms and rebus of Bishop Lyhart, the founder. This screen ...
G K. Blyth, 1842
3
City and Spectacle in Medieval Europe
Within the antechoir the bishop had a special seat as well. The antechoir was on the nave side, some steps down and surrounded by a low wall against which the solemn pulpit was placed.26 This ensemble provided the spatial framework for ...
Barbara Hanawalt, Kathryn Reyerson, 1994
4
Baedeker's Leningrad
The Antechoir is decorated with yellow silk, woven with The Antechoir pheasants, peacocks and other birds. Unlike the fabrics in most of the rooms, which are of recent manufacture from old designs, this silk is completely original. The pattern ...
Birgit Borowsky, Karl Baedeker (Firm), Automobile Association (Great Britain), 1991
5
Italian frescoes: the Baroque era, 1600-1800
Apse calotte: Scenes from the Life of Saint Andrew, ignudi (Domenichino). Choir walls: Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Preti) 34 Apse calotte and antechoir vault: Scenes from the Life of Saint Andrew; in the crown of the vault: The ...
Steffi Roettgen, Antonio Quattrone, Ghigo Roli, 2007
6
San Francisco de Lima: Su Iglesia Y Convento
XXI. — General View of Stalls and Lantern. XXII.— Upper Part of Stalls. XXIII. — Entrance Door. XXIV. — Antechoir. XXV.— Door. XXVI. — Arches in Antechoir. XXVII. — One of the Domes of Antechoir. XXVIII.— Details of Sacristy Porch. XXIX .
Carlos Morales Macchiavello, 1941
7
A Short Account of Lichfield Cathedral
Length, total, including walls and buttresses 400 of the Nave, internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 of the Choir, ditto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 . of the Antechoir or Skreen, ditto. . . . l5 of the Cross or Transept, ditto . . . . . . 149 Breadth of the Nave and ailes, ...
‎1834
8
Routledge German Dictionary of Construction Worterbuch ...
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Hans Junge Dieter, 2013
9
He is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity
full chapter sister and eligible to vote until she had been professed three years and moved from the novitiate into the community, and so she waited with the sisters of the white veil in the antechoir while the elections took place in the choir.
Jennifer Moorcroft, 2001
10
The Oxford Reference Guide to English Morphology
In (1) we find examples from COCA in which the prefix does not change the category of the base. Derivations on native bases are marked in italics in flaese exanaples. (1) a. ante- On N: ante-building, antechamber, antechoir, anteroom On.
Laurie Bauer, Rochelle Lieber, Ingo Plag, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTECHOIR»

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Letter from Poor Clare Colettines of Ty Mam Duw 2013
By Holy Saturday, all the snow that had fallen off the choir roof had piled up in a frozen mountain outside the antechoir, and it took Sr Ruth ... «Independent Catholic News, Nov 13»

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