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Orchestra
//ˈɔːkɪstɹə// noun
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Noun
- 1 A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
"The orchestra plays music for the dancers to dance to in the 19th century-styled dance hall."
- 2 seating on the main floor in a theater wordnet
- 3 A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
- 4 a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players wordnet
- 5 The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”)).
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