orchestral

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or·ches·tra

O0108600 (ôr′kĭ-strə, -kĕs′trə)n.1. Music a. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments.b. The instruments played by such a group.2. The area in a theater or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage.3. a. The front section of seats nearest the stage in a theater.b. The entire main floor of a theater.4. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theaters.

[Latin orchēstra, the space in front of the stage in Greek theaters where the chorus performed, from Greek orkhēstrā, from orkheisthai, to dance.]

or·ches′tral (ôr-kĕs′trəl) adj.or·ches′tral·ly adv.

or•ches•tral

(ɔrˈkɛs trəl)

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling an orchestra. 2. composed for or performed by an orchestra: orchestral works. [1805–15] or•ches′tral•ly, adv.

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Adj.

orchestral - relating to or composed for an orchestra; "orchestral score"

Translations

管弦乐队的

orchestra

(ˈoːkəstrə) noun a (usually large) group of musicians playing together, led by a conductor. 管弦乐队orˈchestral (-ˈkes-) adjective for, or given by, an orchestra. orchestral music; an orchestral concert.管弦乐队的