orkest — meaning in English
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English meaning
- orchestra noun A large group of musicians who play together, typically combining strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion.
Senses
orkest is used for these senses in English:
- orchestra (music) A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments played by such a group.
- orchestra (Ancient Greece, theater) A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.
- orchestra The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below the stage, sometimes (also) used by other performers.
orchestra — full definition
- noun A large group of musicians who play together, typically combining strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion.
- noun The section of a theatre or concert hall, just in front of the stage, where the musicians sit.