Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - orchestra
Orchestra
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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noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek orchēstra, from orcheisthai to dance; perhaps akin to Sanskrit ṛghāyati he trembles, he rages Date: 1606 1. the circular space used by the chorus in front of the proscenium in an ancient Greek theater, a corresponding semicircular space in a Roman theater used for seating important persons, 2. the space in front of the stage in a modern theater that is used by an ~, the forward section of seats on the main floor of a theater, the main floor of a theater, a group of musicians including especially string players organized to perform ensemble music ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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