Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - orchestra
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Orchestra
orchestra
noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek orchestra, from orcheisthai to dance; perhaps akin to Sanskrit ?ghayati he trembles, he rages Date: 1606 1. a. the circular space used by the chorus in front of the proscenium in an ancient Greek theater b. a corresponding semicircular space in a Roman theater used for seating important persons 2. a. the space in front of the stage in a modern theater that is used by an ~ b. the forward section of seats on the main floor of a theater c. the main floor of a theater 3. a group of musicians including especially string players organized to perform ensemble music — compare band
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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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. оркестр string orchestra —- струнный оркестр 2. место для оркестра или хора; оркестровая яма 3. ам. первые ряды партера two seats in the orchestra —- два билета в первых рядах партера 4. орхестра (место хора в древнегреческом театре) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) оркестр 2) место для оркестра/хора 3) amer. партер (тж. orchestra chairs, orchestra stalls) 4) орхестра (место хора в др. -греч. театре) Syn: band, ensemble, quartet ...Англо-русский словарь
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(orchestras) 1. An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together. Orchestras usually play classical music. ...the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. N-COUNT: oft in names see also chamber orchestra, symphony orchestra 2. The orchestra or the orchestra seats in a theatre or concert hall are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage. (mainly AM; in BRIT, usually use stalls) N-SING: usu the N, N n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n C also + plural v BrE) a large group of musicians playing many different kinds of instruments and led by a conductor (1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1606, from L. orchestra "place where the senate sits in a theater," from Gk. orkhestra, semicircular space where the chorus of dancers performed in ancient Gk. theater, from orkheisthai "to dance," intens. form of erkhesthai "to go, come." Meaning "group of musicians performing at a concert, opera, etc." first recorded 1720; "part of theater in front of the stage" is from 1768. Orchestrate is an 1880 back-formation of orchestration, which was borrowed 1864 from Fr. ORCHID - 1845, introduced by Lindley, from Mod.L. Orchideж (Linnaeus), the plant's family name, from L. orchis, a kind of orchid, from Gk. orkhis (gen. orkheos) "orchid," lit. "testicle," so called because of the shape of the plant's root. Marred by extraneous -d- in attempt to extract the Latin stem. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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