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orchestra
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
orchestra
(noun)
chamber orchestra
(noun)
symphony orchestra
(noun)
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orchestra
/
ˈ
oɚkəstrə/
noun
plural
orchestras
orchestra
/
ˈ
oɚkəstrə/
noun
plural
orchestras
Learner's definition of ORCHESTRA
1
[
count
]
:
a group of musicians who play usually classical music together and who are led by a conductor
He plays violin in the school
orchestra
.
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—
compare
band
;
see also
chamber orchestra
,
symphony orchestra
2
the orchestra
US
:
a group of seats in a theater that are close to the stage
Our seats were in
the orchestra
(section). [=(
Brit
)
the stalls
]
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— orchestral
/oɚ
ˈ
kɛstrəl/
adjective
orchestral
players/music
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