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   orchestra

   /ˈɔːkɪstrə/

   noun

   • 1. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
   • 2. the part of a theatre where the orchestra plays, typically in front of the stage and on a lower level.
   • ▪ the stalls in a theatre. North American
   • 3. the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theatre stage where the chorus danced and sang.

   Word Origin early 17th century: via Latin from Greek orkhēstra, from orkheisthai ‘to dance’.

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