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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'orchestra' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions orchestra noun  (music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwind, brass and percussion; the instruments played by such a group. The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theatres. Translations:  Dutch: orkest French: orchestre German: Orchester Italian: orchestra Spanish: orquesta Etymology: < Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (orchÄstra) < (polytonic, áá) (orchoumai) "I dance"        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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