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nounorchester (plural orchesters)
plural orchesters
- USdialectalnonstandardAn orchestra.
Huh! He's got as much chance of bein' an orchester leader as I got of flyin' […]
1927, The New Yorker, volume 3, page 901 more example
[…] twelve concerts were given by an orchester of thirty-five members, conducted by Mr. John C. Mullaly and Mr. Emil Mollenhauer, each of whom conducted six concerts.
1900, Boston (Mass.), Document (issues 20-39, page 5)
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APA
orchester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchester
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“orchester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchester. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orchester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orchester.
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