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Meaning
Noun
●
One-twentieth of a
ream
of
paper
; a
collection
of
twenty-four
or
twenty-five
sheets of paper
of the same
size
and quality,
unfolded
or having a
single
fold.
●
A set of
leaves
which are
stitched
together,
originally
a set of
four
pieces of paper
(eight
leaves
,
sixteen
pages
). This is most often a
single
signature
(i.e. group of
four
), but may be several
nested
signature
s.
●
A
book
,
poem
, or pamphlet.
●
A choir.
●
One
quarter of
a
cruciform
church
, or the
architectural
area of a
church
used by the
choir
, often
near
the apse.
Verb
●
To
prepare
quires
by
stitching
together
leaves
of paper.
●
To
sing
in concert.
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Synonyms
Choir
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