orchestra

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English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra) (a derivative of ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, to dance)).

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    Orchestra

    orchestra (plural orchestras or (rare) orchestrae)

    1. (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.
      The orchestra plays music for the dancers to dance to in the 19th century-styled dance hall.
      • 1941 February, Voyageur, “The Railways of Greece”, in Railway Magazine, page 67:
        It requires quite an orchestra to get a train to start; the guard blows his horn, the stationmaster rings a large bell, and the engine whistles.
      • 2015, Aaron Sorkin, Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs, spoken by Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender):
        Musicians play their instruments. I play the orchestra.
    2. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
    3. 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.

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    French

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    orchestra

    1. third-person singular past historic of orchestrer

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    Italian

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    Etymology 1

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    From Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

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    • IPA(key): /orˈkɛ.stra/
    • Rhymes: -ɛstra
    • Hyphenation: or‧chè‧stra

    Noun

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    orchestra f (plural orchestre)

    1. orchestra
    2. band
    3. orchestra pit
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    Verb

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    orchestra

    1. inflection of orchestrare:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Further reading

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    • orchestra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

    Latin

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

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      orchēstra f (genitive orchēstrae); first declension

      1. orchestra (area in front of a stage)

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      First-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative orchēstra orchēstrae
      genitive orchēstrae orchēstrārum
      dative orchēstrae orchēstrīs
      accusative orchēstram orchēstrās
      ablative orchēstrā orchēstrīs
      vocative orchēstra orchēstrae

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      References

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      • orchestra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • orchestra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • orchestra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
      • orchestra”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
      • orchestra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • orchestra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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      orchestra f (plural orchestre)

      1. orchestra

      Romanian

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      Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from French orchestrer.

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      a orchestra (third-person singular present orchestrează, past participle orchestrat) 1st conj.

      1. to orchestrate
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      orchestra f

      1. definite nominative/accusative singular of orchestră