单词 | orchestra |
释义 | orchestra n.   1. a usu. large group of instrumentalists, esp. combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion (symphony orchestra).   2. a (in full orchestra pit) the part of a theatre, opera house, etc., where the orchestra plays, usu. in front of the stage and on a lower level. b US the stalls in a theatre.   3. the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theatre-stage where the chorus danced and sang. Phrases and idioms orchestra stalls the front of the stalls. Derivatives orchestral adj. orchestrally adv. Etymology: L f. Gk orkhestra f. orkheomai to dance (see sense 3) |
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