Other forms: orchestras
An orchestra is a very large group of classical musicians led by a person with a stick. A symphony orchestra, join the orchestra, the orchestra tuned up.
The tuning note comes from the oboe because its pitch is the most stable, and the strings sit at the front because they are the quietest. A full one runs to around a hundred players. The Greek word named the space in front of a theatre stage where the chorus danced.
1nounorchestraA large group of classical musicians.
“The orchestra played Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to a full concert hall.”
orchestra is a group of musicians.
Latin
orchēstra
English, today
orchestra
Borrowed from Latin orchēstra.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA