Etymology

orchestra

or·ches·tra
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin orchēstra
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromorchēstra
  2. Latin · borrowed fromorchēstra
  3. English todayorchestra

Borrowed from Latin orchēstra, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, “to dance”) + -τρᾰ (-tră, “a suffix used to form instrument nouns (pl.)”).

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