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Definition orchestra in American English

orchestra noun

[countable] noun
/ˈɔrkəstrə/
1

a large group of musicians using many different instruments to play mostly classical music. The person in charge of an orchestra is its conductor

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the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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2

the area in front of and below a theater stage where an orchestra sits and plays the music for an opera, ballet, or musical

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Definition orchestra in American English