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Chorknabe

choirboy

noun KOR-knah-be Rare
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Usage Note

Chorknabe is a boy who sings in a church choir or boys' choir (Knabenchor). Famous German examples include the Thomanerchor Leipzig and Regensburger Domspatzen, both with centuries of tradition.

Examples

"Als Chorknabe sang er im Dom wöchentlich bei den Gottesdiensten mit."

Natural Translation

As a choirboy he sang at the cathedral weekly at services.

Literal Translation

As choir-boy sang he in the cathedral weekly at the services along.

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