orchestra
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
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.
A group of crickets.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”) + -τρᾰ (-tră, “a suffix used to form instrument nouns (pl.)”).
ORCHESTRA at a glance
ORCHESTRA has 9 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (O 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + A 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,927 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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