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English word orchestra comes from Ancient Greek ὀρχοῦμαι

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ὀρχοῦμαι (Ancient Greek)

ὀρχήστρα (Ancient Greek)

orchestra (Latin)

Orchestra (area in front of a stage).

orchestra (English)

(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.. A semicircular space in front of the stage used by the chorus in Ancient Greek and Hellenistic theatres.. The area in a theatre or concert hall where the musicians sit, immediately in front of and below [...]

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