ALL meanings of orchestra
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O o - noun orchestra a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions. 1
- noun orchestra the space reserved for the musicians, usually the front part of the main floor (orchestra pit) the entire main-floor space for spectators. the parquet. 1
- noun orchestra (in the ancient Greek theater) the circular space in front of the stage, allotted to the chorus. 1
- noun orchestra (in the Roman theater) a similar space reserved for persons of distinction. 1
- noun orchestra classical music group 1
- noun orchestra orchestral instruments 1
- noun orchestra concert hall: front seats 1
- noun orchestra theatre: orchestra pit 1
- noun orchestra A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music. 1
- countable noun orchestra An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together. Orchestras usually play classical music. 0
- singular noun orchestra The orchestra or the orchestra seats in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. 0
- noun orchestra a large group of musicians, esp one whose members play a variety of different instruments 0
- noun orchestra a group of musicians, each playing the same type of instrument 0
- noun orchestra the space reserved for musicians in a theatre, immediately in front of or under the stage 0
- noun orchestra the stalls in a theatre 0
- noun orchestra (in the ancient Greek theatre) the semicircular space in front of the stage 0
- noun orchestra in ancient Greek theaters, the semicircular space in front of the stage, used by the chorus 0
- noun orchestra in modern theaters, the space in front of and below the stage, where the musicians sit 0
- noun orchestra the section of seats on the main floor of a theater, esp. the front section 0
- noun orchestra the main floor of a theater 0
- noun orchestra a usually large group of musicians playing together; often, specif., symphony orchestra 0
- noun orchestra the instruments of such a group 0