Orchestra

//ˈɔːkɪstɹə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    seating on the main floor in a theater wordnet
  3. 3
    A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
  4. 4
    a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players wordnet
  5. 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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