A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including strings, woodwinds, brass instruments, and percussion instruments.
The instruments played by such a group.
The front section of seats nearest the stage in a theater.
The entire main floor of a theater.
The area in a theater or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage.
The front section of seats nearest the stage in a theater.
The entire main floor of a theater.
A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in ancient Greek theaters.
[Latin orchēstra, the space in front of the stage in Greek theaters where the chorus performed, from Greek orkhēstrā, from orkheisthai, to dance.] or·ches'tral (ôr-kěs'trəl) adj., or·ches'tral·ly adv.
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