Pronunciation Noun
orchestra (plural orchestras)
- (music) 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.
- A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
- 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.
- French: orchestre
- German: Orchester
- Italian: orchestra
- Portuguese: orquestra
- Russian: орке́стр
- Spanish: orquesta
- French: orchestre
- German: Orchestergraben
- Portuguese: orquestra
- Russian: оркестро́вая я́ма
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