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Traditional English :: orchestra
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orchestral.html - n. 1 a usu. large group of instrumentalists, esp. combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion ( symphony orchestra). 2 a (in full orchestra pit) the part of a theatre, opera house, etc., where the orchestra plays, usu. in front of the stage and on a lower level. b US the stalls in a theatre. 3 the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theatre-stage where the chorus danced and sang. orchestra stalls the front of the stalls. orchestral adj. orchestrally adv. [L f. Gk orkhestra f. orkheomai to dance (see sense 3)] |
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Traditional English :: orchestrate
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orchestral.html - v.tr. 1 arrange, score, or compose for orchestral performance. 2 combine, arrange, or build up (elements of a situation etc.) for maximum effect. orchestration n. orchestrator n. |
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Traditional English :: orchestra
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orchestral.html - n. 1 a usu. large group of instrumentalists, esp. combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion ( symphony orchestra). 2 a (in full orchestra pit) the part of a theatre, opera house, etc., where the orchestra plays, usu. in front of the stage and on a lower level. b US the stalls in a theatre. 3 the semicircular space in front of an ancient Greek theatre-stage where the chorus danced and sang. orchestra stalls the front of the stalls. orchestral adj. orchestrally adv. [L f. Gk orkhestra f. orkheomai to dance (see sense 3)] |
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Traditional English :: orchestrate
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orchestral.html - v.tr. 1 arrange, score, or compose for orchestral performance. 2 combine, arrange, or build up (elements of a situation etc.) for maximum effect. orchestration n. orchestrator n. |
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Traditional English :: orch.
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orchestral.html - abbr. 1 orchestrated by. 2 orchestra. |
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Traditional English :: orchard
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orchestral.html - n. a piece of enclosed land with fruit-trees. orchardist n. [OE ortgeard f. L hortus garden + YARD(2)] |
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